Ruling expected soon in Frasure Creek Clean Water Act violations

The Independent Online, Ashland, KY FRANKFORT — A Franklin Circuit judge will rule soon on a motion by environmental groups to vacate an agreement between the…

NPR story reveals shocking black lung rates found in Upper Big Branch miners

NPR reports on a detailed study of lung tissue from miners killed in the Upper Big Branch explosion reveal extraordinarily high rates of black lung, quoting…

WCYB News report on rising rates of black lung in Appalachia

WCYB News airs the first in a pair of reports on the rising incidence of black lung in the Appalachian region. As the deadly disease takes…

Louisville Courier-Journal front page story on flawed and inadequate collection of fines for mine safety violations

Kentucky coal mine’s unpaid fines show MSHA’s penalty process still broken, critics say by James R. Carroll WASHINGTON — Nearly a year after it was fined…

Major victory as Sixth Circuit strikes down Nationwide Permit 21

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today invalidated the 2007 version of the nationwide permit used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…

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