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August 22, 2016
Sarah Jones
Donald Trump isn’t the only presidential candidate struggling to win endorsements from his party.
May 10, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Why Hillary Clinton Can’t Win in Coal Country
In West Virginia, Donald Trump is being hailed as the savior of coal jobs—while Clinton’s realism is dooming her.
April 6, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
This devastating video distills the human impact of coal accidents.
April 6, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
A coal executive is going to jail over West Virginia mine disaster.
March 18, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Is It Game Over for Coal?
Market trends and new regulations spell the end for one of America's dominant sources of energy.
March 3, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Just when it looked as though things couldn’t get worse for coal, they did.
February 25, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Bernie Is Crushing Hillary in Coal Country
February 17, 2016
Rebecca Leber
The biggest revelation about Kentucky sending its top climate official packing is that it had a climate change official in the first place.
January 11, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
A huge coal company filed for bankruptcy today, and another shovel of dirt covered the industry’s casket.
August 3, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Last Defining Court Battle of Obama's Presidency
Will the business-friendly Supreme Court gut his climate legacy?
May 28, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Hillary Clinton Should Declare Her Own "War on Coal"
April 14, 2015
Rebecca Leber
One of Obama's Biggest Climate Change Obstacles Is His Own Administration
February 26, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Why Republicans Shouldn't Mock Solar Power in 2016
October 3, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Coal Tycoon Bob Murray Is Still Urging His Employees to Give to Republicans
And the government is doing nothing about it
September 26, 2014
Rebecca Leber
Study: Natural Gas Will Not Solve America's Pollution Problem
September 12, 2014
Rebecca Leber
If This Is Really the Most 'Sweeping' Coal Ash Law In the Country, We're Doomed
August 19, 2014
Rebecca Leber
Now Even Republicans Are Being Accused of Waging a War on Coal
August 1, 2014
Rebecca Leber
The Coal Industry Must Have a Black Heart to Oppose Black Lung Regulations
Even miners want more government oversight, not less
July 30, 2014
Rebecca Leber
People Are Literally Praying For Coal
But they shouldn't be.
July 29, 2014
Rebecca Leber
The Coal Industry Has Been Fear-Mongering for 40 Years Now
These old newspaper ads prove the industry's predictions have always been wrong

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