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EPA to appeal ruling on mining water-quality rules
Anti-mountaintop-removal activist Larry Gibson dies
Coal’s future: ‘All the good seams are gone’
Residents on state energy plan: more about efficiency, please
Maroney: War on coal ‘blown out of proportion’
Arch Coal: Appeals panel should uphold rebuke of EPA
Consol Energy idling some coal mines, stock falls
Where is the outrage for Patriot retirees?
Earth First! Blockades TECO Coal Plant at RNC in Tampa
A little news and more on Patriot Coal bankruptcy
A mountaintop-removal coal mine threatens Fayetteville's new outdoor-adventure economy
Montana Coal Protest Ends With Little Impact On State Officials' Otter Creek Decision
Groups seek to block Alpha permit during appeal
Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Divides Communities Over Jobs and the Environment
The presidential race’s ‘coal conundrum’
Appalachian Coal Exports: 9 Million Tons To Be Sent To India
An Ever-Darker Outlook for Coal
EPA allies combat strip mine ruling
Future? Coal mining outlook
Breaking: Judge rules for Alpha in permit case
- Word just in from Huntington that U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers has ruled in favor of the federal Army Corps of Engineers and Alpha Natural Resources in a challenge to the Clean Water Act permit for Alpha’s Highland Reylas Surface Mine.
Remaining 10 Hobet Mine protesters freed
Mining protesters' $25K bail reasonable, magistrate says
Mining protesters accuse police of mistreatment
Calif. filmmaker, others arrested at MTR protest in W.Va.
Breaking: Daring Protesters Shut Down Obama Backed Strip Mine In West Virginia
About 20 protesters arrested at W.Va. mine
Group Planning to Protest Strip Mining in West Virginia
Protest Planned to Shut Down WV Strip Mine
WV coal protestors, supporters rally in separate events
Another Mountaintop Removal Company Goes Bankrupt
Coal no longer king of the power industry
Complaint: Alpha not counting all UBB victims
Acting Against Their Own Interests: Appalachian Coal Miners
EQT well pad blockade in Moshannon State Forest
As Mine Protections Fail, Black Lung Cases Surge
Coal Jobs Cut; Consol, Others Scaling Back
WV Coal Association sees hard times for Appalachian coal industry
WV Air National Guard at Camp Branch
Consol to Idle West Virgina Coal Mine After Demand Drops
Surface mine permit process advances despite work slowdowns
Bill would require federal mountaintop removal health study
OSMRE: DEP shouldn’t have extended MTR permit
Sen. Manchin weak on the ‘war on coal’? Seriously?
Feds set boundaries for coal mining near East Lynn Lake and dam
Alpha Natural Resources to cut coal production from Kentucky mines
Turning Point Images: The Girl in the Bathtub
Pressure Mounts to End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
EPA sues India-based firm mining coal in Kentucky
Coalocracy
Anti-coal activists arrested on barge
A Better Future For the Coal River
Environmentalists, coal industry rally for supporters
Valley Girl: Appalachia's Future Poet Laureate Takes on Mountaintop Removal
The War on Coal: A Lie Invented by the Coal Industry
Coal Industry Pays Fake Activists $50 To Wear Pro-Coal Shirts At Public Hearing
Coal PR firm set up state’s anti-Obama meetings
Why are U.S. taxpayers subsidizing coal mining?
PNC funding of mountaintop mining hit
After Greenpeace Protests, Apple Promises to Dump Coal Power
China rejects US ruling in solar dumping case
Alpha idles Bee Tree and Twilight strip mines
Lawsuit filed against Virginia-based A&G Coal Co. over environmental issues
Cincinnati drops Duke, moves to 100% renewable energy credits
W.Va. activist wins Wallenberg Medal for 2012
Quakers vs. PNC on mountaintop coal removal
Victory! Court recognizes public's interest in clean water
The truth about coal’s future in Southern W.Va.
Boone mine operator agrees to permit delay
Green Around the Hills: Mountaintop removal raises the idea of ‘the golden rule’
Bullpush Mountain, public health and EPA attacks
Correlations between Mining and Health
EPA to Hold Three Public Hearings on 36 Kentucky Coal Mine Permits
Protesters rally against coal transport plan
Massey Must Answer Investors' Lawsuit By June 18
What happens to America’s coal if we don’t burn it?
EPA Sued over Refusal to Regulate Coal Ash
Mild winter, cheap natural gas batter coal demand, mining stocks
How a Grassroots Rebellion Won the Nation's Biggest Climate Victory
EPA emission regulations shut door on coal
Fracking Company Refuses to Speak with Impacted Landowner
Why fracking and coal can’t get along
MSHA: 3 W.Va. mines illegally warned of inspectors
Former superintendent of W.Va. mine where 29 died pleads guilty to federal fraud charge
Another day in West Virginia’s coalfields: Power plants, mine explosions and heads stuck in the sand
Mountaintop removal ban killed in Tennessee House
Coal executive predicts more layoffs due to weak market
Another weekend, another coal miner killed
Clean Water and the Spruce Mine
Walter Energy to cut coal production in WV
Judge Overturns EPA Ruling Against Arch Coal Mine
Police ID logger killed while clearing trees from surface mine in Boone County
All of the above: Obama doesn’t mention coal
New Coal Rush Film Documentary Exposes America's "Other BP" Disaster (VIDEO)
Report: Alpha tops coal industry in MSHA fines
Green groups sue ex-Massey US coal mining units over water violations
Occupy Earth: State Of The Environment Fundamentally Linked to Economic Injustice
Blasting mishap sends mine water into Stonycreek River
New report: Coal power is not cheap power
New Surface Coal Mining Permits Effective Today
Boston Climate Activists Make Bank of America ATMs More Truthful
Has Big Coal Lost Its Power?
Cambrian Coal Lawsuit: Kentucky Mining Company Settles Over Deadly 2010 Flood
Appalachia gets a WikiLeaks-type site
Coal Plants Shut Down: Hard Work Pays Off, but More Work Ahead
Decision made on Frasure Creek mine
Occupy Rallies Against Powerful Right-Wing Group You've Never Heard Of
Earth Quakers call for PNC withdrawals
Senate approves tax hike for W.Va. coal cleanup fund
US resources agencies OSM, BLM will remain separate entities: Salazar
Groups threaten suit over Frasure Creek mine
West Virginia mine boss charged with fraud in deadly blast
Latinos in Chicago Sue Coal Plants Over Pollution, Property Values.
NW Communities Act to Halt Coal Exports, Call for More Action
Groups appeal renewal of coal mining permit
Earth First! makes a mess of SITLA tar sands plans in Utah
Mapping the health toll of mountaintop removal
Study tabs coal as worst for environment
Coal Turns Ugly as Gas Cuts Use to 20-Year Low: Energy Markets
W.Va., Mo. protests planned over Blair Mountain
Coal, Mining Interests File Suit to Block Landmark Mercury Regs
Corps brings back streamlined strip-mine permits
Surface mining opponents rally at Ky. Capitol
State’s energy spin ignores the coming coalfield crisis
Perfect storm’ brewing against coal
5 Amazing Places in the US in Danger of Being Destroyed by Dirty Energy
Coal industry asks federal judge to rule for Interior, reject Blair Mountain preservation case
Court settlement mandates Salem power plant to stop burning coal by 2014
Cheap gas, European economic woes idle WV coal production
Tanker spill in creek leads to evacuations but no injuries
Alpha Natural Resources Announces Cutbacks; 320 Employees Affected
Coalition of environmental groups to sue EPA over coal ash
Buffalo Mountain EPA objection impacts highway
W.Va. Coal Symposium: Bad timing for Alpha
If We Can Stop the Keystone Pipeline, We Can Stop Mountaintop Removal. Right?
The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes Launches Investigation on Behalf of Alpha Natural Resources Shareholders Who Held Concentrated Stock Positions in Alpha Natural Resources With Full-Service Brokerage Firms
FirstEnergy to Retire Six Older Coal-Fired Power Plants
Coal Fuels a Fight in Oregon
Zombie protestors file $300,000 lawsuit against TVA
Threat of mountaintop coal mining puts mountains of Tennessee and Virginia on endangered list
W.Va. firm, agency overlook finding of lead
EPA pushes to reduce Mingo mine's impacts
Thousands sign on against Alton coal mine
Judge Chambers blocks health studies from mine permit case
Study Finds Surface and Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Degrades Water Quality
Enviro Says TVA Arrested Him for Reporting
Coal Industry Losing Steam
WVDEP releases Prenter water study
DOE report projects greater coal production drop
Patriot Coal agrees to major selenium cleanup
Prenter studies prove pollution, residents say
What will we do about coal’s ‘crisis in the making’?
Report: China’s coal production moves Appalachian demand, price
Alpha fights to block health studies from permit lawsuit
AFP spies targeting green activists
WV Governor’s office: State energy focus on gas and coal
21 U.S. coal miners killed in 2011, MSHA says
30,000 Chinese ‘Occupy’ Highway to Protest Polluting Coal Plants
Alpha Will Try to Settle West Virginia Mine Blast Lawsuits
Activists plan initiative to outlaw coal trains in Bellingham WA
Does West Virginia Coal Country Have Tourism Potential?
Beards Fork community fears logging is first step toward being surrounded by surface mines
Coal's Power: Mining issues are overshadowed by shale gas boom
West Virginia's Coal Plants Rank 7th-Worst For Mercury
Chinese villagers in revolt win rare concession
USA Today: Prosecute rogue coal operators
Anti-Mountaintop Removal Protesters Deliver Coal to Beshear
EPA rules will hit ‘oldest and dirtiest’ power plants
Alpha Natural Resources Makes a Move: Down 3.0%
UMWA reaches deal with Alpha on Massey plants
Fayette area residents question blast at mine
Study confirms mountaintop removal stream damage
Ordinary Citizens Fight Big Coal in The Last Mountain
Alpha Natural Resources Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know
W.Va. judges OK coal slurry pollution settlement
Mountaintop Rescue
We Raised Up Windmills In PNC; 5 Arrests Over Green Jobs
Deaths at UBB ‘entirely preventable,' MSHA report says
AGL CSG blocked at Gloucester
King Coal's Throne Under Threat
Alpha hit with another ‘imminent danger’ order
Coal Blasts Communities Apart
Critics call foul on Civic Center's coal-sponsored basketball court logo
Protest at campus PNC branch ends in three student arrests
CONSOL agrees to stream cleanup settlement
Blankenship resurfaces – with a morality lecture?
MSHA: 8 mines have potential pattern of violations
Stream of Conscience: Band Rocks the Charts with Mountaintop Removal Song/Video
Oral arguments heard in US court over Arch coal mining permit
W.Va. women appealing DEP surface mine permit
Interior Delays Plan to Merge Offices of Surface Mining, Land Management
Gov. Tomblin replaces appeals board members in the middle of major mountaintop removal permit case
Judge: Va. town improperly OKd coal-fired plant
Coal Exports Tie West Virginia to Possible European Recession
Alpha Natural Resources has Relatively Underperformed its Peers in the Coal & Consumable Fuels Industry
MSHA cites ‘imminent danger’ at Alpha strip mine
Office of Surface Mining, Contractor Disagreement Rehashed
W.Va. Coal Production Grows Despite Electric Utility Cutbacks
House Committee Hears Testimony on Coal Miner Bill
Ky. man dies of injuries suffered at surface mine
W.Va. Coal Production Grows Despite Electric Utility Cutbacks
Mining lobby admits it: Coal jobs are on the rise
Court of Appeals hears mountaintop removal fight
BLM to expand coal mine near Bryce Canyon National Park
House panel moves to block OSMRE-BLM merger
Report: Clean energy not unreliable or too expensive
Eight Arrested In Charlotte Protesting Bank Of America’s Connections To Big Coal
Activists Sue National Coal Over Campbell County Pollution
Protesters rally at Gov. Tomblin’s inauguration
Environmental organization says they'll sue We Energies for dumping coal ash after bluff collapse
Mountaintop Removal Mining: Digging Into Community Health Concerns
Activists fired up against coal plants
DOE: Six ports account for bulk of U.S. coal exports
US Interior to combine surface mining, land management agencies: Salazar
Congressman to monitor Alpha’s mine operations
Security Chief Guilty in Mine-Blast Case
West Virginians Rally for Blair Mountain Preservation, Development
Student Activists Risking Arrest Inside University President's Office
Work Remains to Increase Energy Efficiency in W.Va.
Young Activist Stands Up to the Industry That Enslaves His Community in Appalachia
First Trial Begins Tied to Massey Blast Probe
MSHA Releases Report Into May Mining Death
McKinley thanks W.Va. senators for coal ash support
Rev. Billy Cleared of Trespass in Bank Protest
Residents Oppose Monongalia County Coal Ash Disposal Permits
EARNINGS PREVIEW: Coal Makers Facing Production, Competition Woes
Another West Virginia miner dies on the job
Groups File Motion Against Logan County Mine Permit
House to vote on Rep. McKinley’s coal-ash bill
Judge sends Patriot permit back to EQB
Lawsuit blames coal company for flooding death in Knox County
Court ruling won't end mine permit crackdown
'Occupy' movement becoming localized in W.Va.
THE START OF A BRIGHT FUTURE
Massey subsidiaries to pay nearly $2 million to settle selenium suit
EPA loses first round in mine permit crackdown case
Coal-hauling train derails in Kanawha City
Miners vs. Farmers in Australia
Election roundup: Will Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin really engage in ‘frank and honest’ discussions about coal?
Coal lobby’s Hamilton refuses to face the numbers
Alpha settlement over US selenium lawsuit in the works: sources
Virginia Tech coal plant sparks protest
Details of Arch Coal selenium deal outlined
Patriot Coal pacts cover 1,900 workers in Kentucky, West Virginia: UMWA
Coal industry puts blame on regulations
W.Va. hosts congressional mining rule hearing
30 suits target Argus surface mine near Harts
Quakers Hold Trial Inside PNC Bank Over Investments in MTR Coal Mining
Indian Environmentalists Visit Fayette County to Talk Coal
2 W.Va. Coal Barons Make Forbes 400 Richest Americans List
Company says it is unable to provide water in case of mine damage
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Testimony Before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Coal Company Massey Energy Thinks They're Above the Law -- Let's Prove Them Wrong
Coal companies sink on production, demand woes
House panel sets ‘buffer zone’ hearing for W.Va.
Alpha Natural Resources reports second-quarter loss after merger
Alpha gets another ‘imminent danger’ order
Couple continues to fight mine owner, DEP
Coal association says image campaign working in W.Va.
Conservationists oppose bill to remove protections from federal wilderness study areas
Fayette residents visit strip mine site
On eve of President Obama’s jobs speech, industry goes after Sierra Club’s ‘Beyond Coal’ campaign
Pennsylvania Sues Over Coal-Mine Discharges
Alpha to take on MSHA over enforcement
President Obama blocks EPA smog standards
Alpha CEO: Coal still has significant challenges
A Letter From Prison: Tim DeChristopher Speaks Out
Trial over coal enforcement begins in Frankfort
Appalachian Coalfield Leaders Join Tar Sands Pipeline White House Protest
OSM won't overrule DEP on Brushy Fork slurry dam
Daryl Hannah Arrested in White House Protest
2 W.Va. mines risk becoming pattern violators
Coal officials say jobs and tax revenue key
Energy sector key cash source in gov race
Blair Mountain, climate science and strip-mine spin
Conyers, Coal, and the Future of West Virginia
Ala. coal mine slurry spill cleanup continuing
Poll: Most of Coal Country Not Fans of Mountaintop Removal
Court allows Massey/Alpha to continue MSHA case
MSHA announces latest impact inspection results
Alpha/Massey seeks to end shareholder suit
Governor Signs Senate Bill 1002 - Relating to coal severance
Coal Slurry Litigants to Discuss Breach in Settlement Agreement
Alpha Natural Resources' unit wins Wyoming coal tract
Frasure Creek Mining defends permit
Poll Shows Public Opinion in Appalachia Against Mountaintop Removal
Massey wants to know how settlement became public
Another W.Va. coal miner dies on the job
Mine protesters increase visibility at Capitol
Environmental Author Says Coal Must Go
Bee Tree public hearing: Does WVDEP listen to coalfield citizens about mountaintop removal mining?
Removing mountaintops yields coal, controversy
The Last Man On The Mountain
Alpha Natural Resources faces heavy penalties in water quality claims
On Blair Mountain, answers are hard as rock
Citizens voice concerns over pending permits for Coal River Mountain
Poll: Majority oppose controversial coal mining practice
Dozens Of Coal Factories Forced To Shut Down In Response To Strict EPA Regulation
Obama Cabinet Secretaries Sign Environmental Justice Agreement
5 breakthroughs that will make solar power cheaper than coal
Navajo Nation settles coal mining royalty case
DEP sets Brushy Fork slurry dam testing — again?
AP Newsbreak: Coal slurry case to cost Massey $35M
Citizens sue over ‘frivolous’ Blair Mountain petition
EPA Takes Action on Reducing Barriers to the Use of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies
Lawyer questions scope of W.Va. coal slurry study
Judge says state should 'beef up' DEP
Coal River Mountain Showdown: What Would Judy Bonds Do?
Alpha reports $56.4 million quarterly loss
Judge further limits TVA coal ash spill lawsuits
Breaking news: Court settlement will force WVDEP to properly treat water pollution at old mine sites
West Virginia Mountains Flattened to Retrieve Coal
Girl Remains in Critical Condition after Coal Truck Slams into Church Bus
Another coal miner dies in West Virginia
Boulder crashes through home in Perry County
AP Newsbreak: Massey settles WV coal slurry case
New study finds higher cancer rates near mountaintop removal sites along Coal River Valley
Sen. Manchin Maintains Lucrative Ties to Family-Owned Coal Company
North River has elevated toxins
Town of Man goes solar
Coal ash taints groundwater at TVA sites, report finds
Appalachian poverty concentrated around mine sites, WVU study says
EPA Guidance on Mountaintop Removal: Acceptable Birth Defects and Cancer Corridors in Appalachian Coalfields?
Ain’t no mountain high enough: Taking down Massey Coal
Mountaintop removal and birth defects: Just what are the coal industry’s lawyers talking about?
PSD concerned about mine’s potential impact on water
EPA finalizes rules to cut smog
WVDEP: Blair Mountain petition ‘frivolous’
Citizens pressure OSM on slurry dam safety
W.Va. DEP orders stability test on coal slurry dam
Mine Owners Misled Inspectors, Investigators Say
House Fast-Tracks Bill to Limit EPA Power Over Mountaintop Coal Removal
Sportsmen and Coal Industry Discuss Future Partnership
Union gets OK on King Coal suit
EPA Warns House Bill Would 'Overturn' Clean Water Law
W.Va. Sierra Club fights McKinley's coal-ash bill
Study: Mountaintop coal mining raises birth defect risks
Federal panel won't halt Montana coal railroad
Shareholders Approve Massey Sale to Alpha
Alpha CEO foresees decline of W.Va. coal
Chicago Coal Protests Escalate: River Barge Halted By Banner, Fisk Occupation Paints Down
The Blair Mountain Project
The legacy of mountaintop mining
Activist: Capito’s jobs protection proposal is ‘silly’
W.Va. last in clean energy leadership
DEP chief fears problems as employees retire
White House Starts Review of EPA Air Pollution Rules for Coal Plants
After Protest-Related Charges Dropped, More Confrontation Likely, Climate Activists Say
Man dies at Logan County surface mine
Latest WVU study finds more health problems among residents near mountaintop removal mines
Coal Cares Hoax Website Backed by Science
Peabody Punked by Fake ‘Coal Cares’ Asthma Site
Renewable Energy Could Account For 80 Percent Of World's Needs By 2050: UN
DMV Uses New Technology on Coal Plate
State Officials Fume as Obama Admin Scrutinizes Coal Mining Permits
OSMRE takes on DEP over Harrison coal-waste site
Arch Coal To Acquire ICG for $3.4 Billion
W.Va. coal slurry study leads to public meeting
SEC filing gives blow-by-blow account of events leading up to Alpha’s buyout of Massey Energy
WVDEP appeals major water quality ruling
FBI: Mine disaster families 'may be victim of a federal crime'
MSHA announces results of March impact inspections
Mine Co. Gives Families Of West Virginia Victims Deadline For Settlements
Corps pulls plug on Massey permit prior to hearing
UMWA backs Sierra Club suit to put Blair Mountain back on National Register of Historic Places
Protesters win a round against Massey
As the Mountaintops Fall, a Coal Town Vanishes
In Merger, Massey Mine Execs Would Get Top Jobs
Imminent Harm Cessation Order issued for black water spill
MSHA puts two mines on ‘pattern of violations’