Tell it on the mountain
A powerful new book of photos and oral histories documents the ravaged lives of West Virginia's coal miners.
Thursday, Mar 23, 2006 11:22 AM UTC 11Life Mine Disasters
A powerful new book of photos and oral histories documents the ravaged lives of West Virginia's coal miners.
Thursday, Mar 23, 2006 11:22 AM UTC 11China props up dictators and blocks sanctions in Africa. Is there a good side?
Wednesday, Mar 22, 2006 9:45 PM UTCA passionate book describes how a coal company destroyed an Appalachian mountain -- and exposes the moral and economic bankruptcy of strip mining.
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 12:08 PM UTC 12A historic makeover of mining laws could sell out tens of millions of public acres for drilling, casinos and condos.
Monday, Nov 21, 2005 1:00 PM UTCIn Pennsylvania's coal country, some people's homes are literally sinking into the ground -- because big mining companies own the earth under them.
Monday, Mar 1, 2004 8:30 PM UTCA congressional committee wants to know if mining safety official Jack Spadaro is being fired for his whistle-blowing activities.
Tuesday, Dec 16, 2003 8:30 PM UTCJ. Steven Griles, the No. 2 man in Bush's Interior Department, has spent a lifetime undermining the federal government on behalf of Energy Inc.
Thursday, Dec 11, 2003 8:30 PM UTCHow Bush and his coal industry cronies are covering up one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
Thursday, Nov 13, 2003 8:30 PM UTCAcross Central Africa, mining and oil facilities are becoming flash points for a fight between international corporations and local residents.
Monday, Jul 29, 2002 10:13 PM UTCPage 2 of 2 in Mine Disasters