July 17, 2012 at 11:09am
A lawsuit involving KFTC and allies, coal companies ICG and Frasure Creek, and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet came one step closer to a resolution at a status conference on Monday.
July 16, 2012
The Courier-Journal
Word that the number of new black lung diagnoses has doubled in the last decade underscores the need for the Obama administration to move quickly on new, more stringent federal mine safety regulations limiting the amount of breathable coal dust found in the nation’s coal mines.
July 15, 2012
The Courier-Journal
Only after The Courier-Journal published a story about a federal mine inspection finding numerous violations did state officials conduct their own inspection, finding 37 violations at a mine that they had visited 30 times in the past three years, often finding no violations. The federal agency has cited the mine for 149 violations so far this year, and shut down the mine for 9 days in May.
July 15, 2012
Lexington Herald-Leader
Two years after devastating floods in Harless Creek and other areas of Pike County, residents are still looking for answers about why state officials let Cambrian Coal (owned by the largest contributor to Gov. Beshear's re-election campaign) operate without a permit for 18 months.
July 10, 2012
National Public Radio
Thousands of coal miners continued to suffer and die from black lung during the 40 years that tough new limits on exposure to coal dust were supposed to provide protection.
July 9, 2012
National Public Radio
A joint investigation by National Public Radio and the Center for Public Integrity found that the incidence of the disease that steals the breath of coal miners doubled in the last decade, according to data analyzed by epidemiologist Scott Laney at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
July 8, 2012 at 11:16am
When you’ve done everything a person could reasonably be expected to do, and more, to safeguard your family and your home, what do you do next?
Reporter Ronnie Ellis explores that dilemma for Rick Handshoe, a KFTC member in Floyd County who has worked tirelessly for years to protect the land and water in his community.
July 4, 2012 at 04:44pm
Congress has reached an agreement and passed a transportation bill that does not include provisions that would block the EPA from adopting new coal ash standards and approve the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Although the provisions were not directly relevant to the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012 (H.R. 4348), some Congress members have been using as many bills as possible to promote the construction of the pipeline and prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing laws.
June 19, 2012
EcoWatch
Recognizing the mounting humanitarian crisis from mountaintop removal mining in the Appalachian coalfields, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) joined Congressional representatives from across the nation today and introduced H.R. 5959, The Appalachian Communities Health Emergency (ACHE) Act.
June 18, 2012 at 08:00pm
If you haven't done so already, be sure to make your voice heard this week in support of clean water and full enforcement of the laws that protect our health and environment from corporate polluters.
Thursday, June 21 is the last day to send written comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking the agency to affirm its earlier objections to 36 coal-related water pollution permits.
