April 3, 2012
Asociated Press
Proposed changes to U.S. Department of Labor rules would make it easier for coal miners and their families to obtain black lung benefits, while a West Virginia congressman aims to reduce the amount of paperwork they have to fill out in the first place.
April 4, 2012 at 08:00pm
KFTC joined a nationwide coalition of groups to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The legal action, filed late yesterday, is designed to get the EPA to finalize rules to prevent public exposure to toxic coal ash.
April 3, 2012
Watchdog Earth
LG&E has begun talks with the state on a possible permit modification that would allow it to expand its existing coal combustion waste landfill at the Cane Run power plant in southwest Louisville.
State and LG&E officials acknowledged that preliminary talks had occurred.
March 28, 2012
New York Times
The Obama administration’s decision last year to revoke a permit for a huge mine in West Virginia inspired hope that mountaintop mining, which has caused immense environmental damage across Appalachia, would soon be coming to an end.
March 25, 2012 at 08:00pm
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March 7, 2012
The Tennessean
Writing about Tennessee, the highest elected official of the Presbyterian Church (USA) says" "Mountaintop removal coal mining is an unacceptable desecration of God’s good creation. In a state that is known for its beautiful mountains, destroying these mountains simply doesn’t make sense."
March 4, 2012
Lexington Herald-Leader
The real threats of climate change and mountaintop removal demand that we reject the unseemly, self-preserving rhetoric of politicians and corporations.
March 1, 2012
Associated Press
Freddie Lewis, a long-time inspector was appointed March 1 as executive director of the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing, the state agency charged with enforcing laws that keep coal miners safe.
February 29, 2012 at 07:00pm
