Friday, March 21, 2025

Tag: mine safety

Coal communities ask Trump to honor his promises

They want Trump to take action to make sure coal CEOs and companies keep promises to restore the landscape and local environments by “reclaiming” the old mines, which would mean jobs in coal communities.

The Sleaze, Guilt and Punishment of Don Blankenship

Lord Don has taken a great fall, as he was ousted as CEO in 2010, and then finally, last week, was convicted for the conspiracy that led to the needless deaths of those 29 miners.

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Millions face delays as Trump administration ends Social Security phone verification

A new policy eliminating phone verification for Social Security benefits threatens to overwhelm field offices, cut off vulnerable recipients, and accelerate efforts to privatize the system.

Why ‘pro-Israel, pro-peace’ advocates cling to genocide denial

But very few members of Congress dare to acknowledge that reality, while their silence and denials scream out complicity.

Greenpeace ordered to pay $660 million in Dakota Access Pipeline case in landmark ruling...

The North Dakota jury’s decision against Greenpeace raises concerns over SLAPP lawsuits, corporate influence on the courts, and the broader threat to free speech and peaceful protest in the U.S.

Judge blocks Trump EPA from clawing back $14 billion in climate grants

Judge Chutkan said the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient.”

ProPublica’s embrace of large language models echoes what I’ve been saying all along

This distinction between “AI” as a vague, catch-all term and the specific type of advanced pattern-finding model actually at play here matters immensely.