Tag: coal mining
Scientists find Appalachian mountaintop removal coal mining put endangered species at...
Since 1985, streams and rivers have repeatedly suffered “acute” levels of toxic chemicals in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, despite U.S. efforts to paint a rosy environmental image abroad.
US Forest Service broke law when opening 4,900 acres of Colorado...
“The Forest Service failed to provide a logically coherent explanation for its decision to eliminate the Pilot Knob Alternative.”
Trump administration ignores environmental impacts of mining 30 million tons of...
The organizations filed a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) challenge to the recent approval of the expanded mine, which would extract millions of tons of coal and exacerbate climate change impacts including air pollution and other threats.
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Sanders challenges US aid to Israel, citing Gaza conflict and domestic needs
Senator Bernie Sanders stands against the $10 billion military aid to Israel's Netanyahu government amidst Gaza's humanitarian crisis, urging focus on U.S. domestic challenges.
Wheels coming off
What unifies this country: Common values and common knowledge.
US munitions in deadly Gaza strikes: Amnesty International calls for war crimes investigation
Amnesty International's investigation reveals US-made weapons in Israeli air strikes on Gaza, killing civilians and igniting calls for a war crimes probe.
Billionaire Heirs: The accelerating $5.2 trillion wealth transfer
Without robust wealth and inheritance taxes the children and grandchildren of today's billionaires will dominate our future politics, economy, culture, and philanthropy."
The unseen cost of cigarette pollution: Billions in environmental damage
The yearly economic cost of cigarette plastic waste amounts to approximately $26 billion.