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MNN.COM › STATE REPORTS › West Virginia

West Virginia On MNN

  • Disaster strikes Upper Big Branch coal mine
    Wed, Apr 07 2010 at 11:12 AM
    Video: Author Jeff Goodell discusses the West Virginia mine explosion that killed 25 people, and if the disaster could have been prevented if the owners had done more to fix 458 violations.
  • After mountaintops are stripped bare, only graves remain
    Fri, May 13 2011 at 3:40 PM
    Video: Coal helped create communities throughout Boone County, West Virginia, years ago but now mountaintop removal mining may be demolishing more than just mountains throughout the region.
  • Our mountain heroes: Are you one of them?
    Thu, Dec 02 2010 at 4:48 PM
    Stories from the frontlines of the fight to end mountaintop removal.
  • Report slams safety at deadly Massey mine
    Thu, May 19 2011 at 10:02 AM
    Video: A scathing report on the April 2010 mine disaster that killed 29 miners at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia is set to be released.
  • Kennedy: Coal companies subvert democracy
    Tue, May 31 2011 at 9:57 AM
    Video: Environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr. and activists are fighting to save West Virginia's Coal River Mountain from major coal corporations that practice mountain top removal. A new documentary, 'The Last Mountain,' documents the struggle.
  • Big frack attack: Is hydraulic fracturing safe?
    Fri, Dec 10 2010 at 11:50 AM
    Natural gas is cleaner than coal and oil, helping make it the hottest fossil fuel in America lately. But a controversial drilling technique known as 'fracking' has some wondering if a U.S. natural gas boom is worth the risks.
  • New online tool helps you not 'get fracked'
    Mon, Sep 26 2011 at 10:58 AM
    The NRDC unveils a new online tool for Americans who face pollution from hydraulic fracturing, aka 'fracking.'
  • Activists seek ban on mountaintop removal mining, plan D.C. rally
    Mon, Aug 30 2010 at 2:53 PM
    Although the Obama administration has set out to curb the practice, activists said at a news conference that it hasn't done enough.
  • EPA wants to know chemicals used in gas drilling
    Thu, Sep 09 2010 at 6:32 PM
    The agency has sent letters to nine gas-drilling companies, demanding they disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, aka 'fracking.'
  • EPA pushing 5 states to clean up Chesapeake Bay
    Mon, Sep 27 2010 at 8:47 AM
    Some states are lagging behind a 2025 deadline to cut pollution, and those that move too slowly could see higher property taxes or new rules for farms.

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