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One Year of a Coal CEO’s Salary Could Transition U.S. Coal...
The CEO of Consol Energy earned about $14 million in 2012, more than enough to retrain all of the company's employees for jobs in the PV industry.
Coal Dust Responsible for Thousands of Deaths in the E.U.
Not only does burning coal cost companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days, but it is proven to be the cause of thousands of deaths.
Army Corps Denies Permits for Biggest Proposed Coal Export Terminal in...
These dirty and dangerous projects will not move forward and we will strive to pursue pathways for justice for all communities as justice was upheld today.
King Coal Is Headed to Prison
Don Blankenship is the first murderous coal executive to be put behind bars.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Latest Effort to Block Air Pollution Rule
Twenty states tried to derail the Obama administration’s mercury regulation.
Court OKs the Destruction of Koala Habitat for a Giant Coal...
The Chinese-owned project could kill hundreds of the marsupials in one of Australia’s most fertile agricultural regions.
Army of Lobbyists Push LNG Exports, Methane Hydrates, Coal in Senate...
A newly introduced bill includes provisions that would expedite the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permitting process, heap subsidies on coal technology, and fund research geared toward discovering a way to tap into methane hydrate reserves.
Obama Ends New Coal Leases on Public Lands
The federal coal leasing program had not been updated for 30 years until Obama’s recent move to stop a majority of new coal leasing on America’s public lands.
Will This Lord of the Manor Get Locked Up?
The former Massey Energy CEO is now on trial for negligence in the worst mine disaster in modern American history. It's about time Don Blankenship is put in the hot seat for putting money above everything else.
‘Carbon Copy:’ How Big Oil and King Coal Ghost Write Letters...
A coal mining company has been writing protest letters for allied policymakers and business groups. These letters are almost identical to one another requesting time extensions to begin implementing new rules in dictating the coal industry. Sketchy, right?
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Largest U.S. corporations paid 10.4% federal tax in 2025, ITEP finds
The study of 706 companies counted 114 that paid no current federal income tax and $198 billion in subsidies from rates below 21%
Insurers drop Medicare Advantage plans for 1 million seniors
KFF counted 193 counties with no Medicare Advantage drug plan open to general enrollment in 2027, up from 123 this year
How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement
Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans. No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections.
Gaza newborn dies of hypothermia as Israel continues to block lifesaving aid
A two-week-old infant’s death amid winter storms underscores mounting warnings from UN agencies that blocked shelter, destroyed hospitals, and widespread hunger are making exposure deadly for Gaza’s youngest residents.
‘You say you want a revolution’ – where’s the coalition against the relentless tyranny...
When else in a marginal democracy have so few done so much damage to so many in such a short time?