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Southeastern Minnesota asks state for frac sand help
Local officials and citizens from southeastern Minnesota pleaded at the Capitol Tuesday for state help to halt the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Rift Widens Over Mining Uranium in Virginia
Bills introduced to the General Assembly would lift a moratorium on uranium mining at a site in southern Virginia, ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Mutated Trout Raise New Concerns Near Mine Sites
Selenium, a metal byproduct of mining that is known to be toxic to wildlife, is under review by federal agencies ...Posted by Patricia L'Herrou
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Injection Wells
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Charles Scott Howard: The Miner Who Took On Big Coal
(Blog Post) On a July morning four years ago, Charles Scott Howard left his home in the mountains of Southeastern Kentucky and ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
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Appalachia rises as mining razes mountains
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Justifying war as way to protect — or exploit — a nation's resources
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The Truth About Don Blankenship
Last week, Diane Sawyer and other national reporters discovered what West Virginians have known for years: Don ...Posted by Beth Wellington
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This Alaskan Gold Mine Makes Arctic Drilling Look Good
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Zonguldak Accident Draws Attention to Turkish Miners' Plight
Eight miners were killed due to a gas leak on January 7, 2013. Zonguldak, the main mining city of Turkey, hits the ...Posted by Pamela Hogle
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