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When Fracking Companies Own the Gas Beneath Your Land
Natural gas companies have cut down forests and paved over farms on West Virginia private lands, calling it…
A Resolution Condemning Pipeline Challengers Passed Easily. A Pipeline Lobbyist Wrote It.
A Dominion Energy lobbyist drafted the resolution and bought meals for its supporters in West Virginia’s legislature. He…
PA Prosecutors Eye Potential ‘Environmental Crimes’ of Oil and Gas Companies
When he ran for attorney general in 2016, Josh Shapiro promised to prosecute the state’s fracking industry. In…
Kentucky Project’s Demise Linked to International Fallout From Journalist’s Murder
When battery manufacturer EnerBlu announced it would suspend plans for a new factory in Pikeville, Kentucky, the company…
Scientists Call for Drastic Drop in Emissions. U.S. Appears to Have Gone the Other Way.
A report by a private research company found that U.S. emissions, which amount to one-sixth of the planet’s,…
Kentucky Coal Mine Belonging to W.Va. Governor Causes Flood Damage, Again
The rain started around 10:30 p.m. By midnight, the creek in front of Elvis and Laura Thackers’ house…