When I traveled as a college student to the coalfields of Appalachia to learn from the women and men fighting mountaintop removal coal mining, I had no idea the strength … Read more
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Two More Coal Train Wrecks — The Epidemic Continues
A slew of coal train derailments has put the industry on edge, but are they helping to cause the very problem that plagues them? Read more
Coal Train Derailments Lead to Tragedy
At least one bystander was killed during a week of havoc: Three coal train derailments in four days, with more on the way if Big Coal’s export plans go through. Read more
Loaded Coal Train Derails Near Columbia River Gorge
30 rail cars filled with coal overturned in an accident in Washington, spilling their dirty fuel — but the industry would like you to believe that everything is peachy. Read more
Mr. Peabody’s Coal Train Has Hauled It Away…
This week, Peabody Energy—the world’s biggest coal company—will be hauling away a massive taxpayer subsidy when they secure the rights to mine the North Porcupine Coal Tract in the Powder … Read more
Montana economic report pushes Big Coal’s agenda; ignores environmental, social and taxpayer costs
Yesterday, the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) released a study of the potential economic impacts of developing the Otter Creek coal mine in southeastern Montana entitled, “The … Read more
Protecting the cultural and historic values of the Powder River Basin
Yesterday, in the beautiful Rosebud valley in southeastern Montana, hundreds gathered to celebrate and honor an important and sacred place, Deer Medicine Rocks, as a National Historic Landmark. Northern … Read more
Coal Exports Compromise the Clean History of the Pacific Northwest
The wind whips around me as I gaze out at the Columbia River from high atop a bluff. The setting sun illuminates the red rock walls that soar up from … Read more
