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In the News (2009 archive)

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What are the year's biggest coal stories?
Charleston Gazette 12/30/09

Judge Chambers allows Fola Coal to keep mining
Charleston Gazette 12/30/09

Four Climate Ground Zero activists arrested today in Rock Creek, West Virginia
Climate Ground Zero 12/30/09

Both sides pressuring OSMRE on buffer zone rule
Charleston Gazette 12/29/09

Coal's Greatest Hits, 2009 Edition
Mother Jones 12/29/09

Many locals reject mountaintop-removal mining
Asheville Citizen-Times 12/28/09

Corruption in the coal region
Philadelphia Enquirer 12/26/09

[VIDEO] Santas Against Mountaintop Removal
Marcus Productions 12/26/09

OSM increases size of mining aid to states
Baltimore Sun 12/25/09

Flip-Flopping for Mountaintop Removal
A Mountain Journey 12/23/09

Corrupt ex-judge Maynard to challenge Rahall?
West Virginia Blue 12/23/09

Broken promises follow Tennessee coal ash disaster
Institute for Southern Studies 12/22/09

New rules for ash storage coming
Knoxville News Sentinel 12/22/09

Legal impact of ash spill: Lawsuits likely to flood court for years to come
Knoxville News Sentinel 12/21/09

Religion shaping mountain-top removal debate in Appalachia coal country
Courier-Journal 12/20/09

While EPA Delays Decision on Coal Ash, Industry and White House Busy With Backdoor Meetings on Issue, Documents Show
Center for Progressive Reform 12/19/09

Fear Of Violence Grows In Mountaintop Mining Fight
CBS News 12/19/09

Big coal worried about Appalachian Restoration Act
Charleston Gazette 12/19/09

Year after TVA ash spill, neighbors feel trapped, fed up
The Tennessean 12/18/09

GAO Report: Dirty Mining Devastating Appalachia
Center for Biological Diversity 12/18/09

Obama Interior Department surrenders to the coal interests
Grist 12/18/09

Santa visits strip mine corporation National Coal
United Mountain Defense 12/18/09

Litigation from 2001 coalfield flooding settled
Charleston Gazette 12/16/09

Coal in the classroom
Register-Herald 12/16/09

Manchin continues to challenge Byrd on MTR
Charleston Gazette 12/15/09

[VIDEO] INVINCIBLE APPALACHIA
All Eyes on Appalachia 12/15/09

Lone family populates 'ghost town'
Charleston Daily Mail 12/15/09

[VIDEO] Santanarchy against King Coal!
United Mountain Defense 12/14/09

Remembering the Kingston, Tenn., coal-ash disaster
Charleston Gazette 12/14/09

Seasonal Greetings: Lumps of Coal for Blackstone and JPMorgan Chase CEOs
Huffington Post 12/14/09

Stephanie Pistello mined her activism
Copious Notes 12/14/09

W.Va. desperate for sensible enforcement of mining laws
Charleston Gazette 12/13/09

300 Clean Water Act Violations! Illinois Citizens File Notice to Sue Reckless Coal Strip Mine
Huffington Post 12/12/09

The Coal Industry's Unabated War on Americans' Health
OpEdNews 12/12/09

Students Tell West Virginia University to Shun Coal Industry Dollars
WBOY-TV 12/11/09

The Time for Coal Ash Regulation is Now
Huffington Post 12/11/09

What do wind projects and strip mines have in common?
Charleston Gazette 12/11/09

Mountaintop removal flies under U.S. radar
Observer-Reporter 12/11/09

Surface Mining Devastation in Appalachia Detailed in New Federal Report
Center for Biological Diversity 12/10/09

Coal Free Future Begins in Kentucky
Huffington Post 12/10/09

Mining protester says he's OK despite 10-day fast
Charleston Gazette 12/10/09

OSM director promises to reduce mining's impact
Charleston Gazette 12/10/09

New data paints a more toxic picture of TVA coal ash spill
Institute of Southern Studies 12/10/09

PA residents in cancer cluster tested for mutation
Seattle Times 12/10/09

Local residents oppose Smith Lake mining permits
Cullman Times 12/10/09

WVU students protest 'dirty coal money' donations
Charleston Gazette 12/9/09

Byrd: Does He Support Or Oppose Mountaintop Mining?
WV Metro News 12/9/09

GAO report provides detailed numbers on MTR
Charleston Gazette 12/9/09

Harnessing Coal River Wind in Appalachia
Coal River Wind Project 12/9/09

Kennedy headlines dueling MTR protests
Charleston Gazette 12/9/09

Kennedy calls mountaintop removal mining in W.Va. a crime against people, nature
Los Angeles Times 12/7/09

Battle Over Mountaintop Mining Slowly Gains Ground
ABC News 12/7/09

Coal River Mountain will not be moved
Charleston Gazette 12/7/09

Kennedy Protests Mountaintop Removal
WCHS-58 12/6/09

Chamber Responds To Byrd Coal Statement
MetroNews 12/5/09

Citizens fear possible loophole in EPA coal ash rules
The Iowa Independent 12/5/09

Drainage from mines threat to all streams
Observer-Reporter 12/5/09

Yale Event on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
NRDC 12/4/09

Spotlight On Prosperity – Lindytown, WV
END MTR 12/4/09

Mountaintop Removal Mining encroaches on rural communities
Coal Valley News 12/4/09

Byrd calls tactics of 'fear mongering' coal industry 'morally indefensible'
Grist 12/4/09

Sen. Byrd: Coal Must Embrace the Future
West Virginia Blue 12/3/09

Miners should join with opponents of mountaintop mining
Lexington Herald Leader 12/3/09

In the Name of Rosa Parks: Arrest of 81-Year-Old on Fast, Mourning Mountaintop Removal
Huffington Post 12/3/09

Kennedy to Attend Rally in Charleston Dec. 7
WBOY-12 12/2/09

Feds: Mine discharges led to algae that killed creek life
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12/2/09

Fasting Micklem arrested for unknowingly failing to appear
Climate Ground Zero 12/1/09

Action at Bank of America; 200 Rally with at least 22 Arrested
It's Getting Hot In Here 12/1/09

Ask the Obama Administration to save Coal River Mountain
Rainforest Action Network 12/1/09

81-year-old fasting to try to stop mountaintop removal
Charleston Gazette 12/1/09

Mountaintop removal opponent starts hunger strike at Capitol
Charleston Gazette 12/1/09

Lockdown on the Cliffside Coal Plant Generator; 4 Arrested
It's Getting Hot In Here 11/30/09

OSMRE publishes notice on buffer zone rule
Charleston Gazette 11/30/09

Dirty Pictures - Courtesy of Big Coa
Phoenix Sun 11/30/09

81-Year-Old Fasts at the W.Va. Capitol to Abolish Mountaintop Removal
Climate Ground Zero 11/30/09

America's Most Endangered Mountains
Mother Nature Network 11/29/09

Mountain removal an issue in KY Senate race
Courier-Journal 11/29/09

Last Mountain Standing: Coal River Valley Residents Fight for Wind Farm
Yes! 11/28/09

Modern Ghost Town: Boone County Town Down to One Family
WCHS-8 11/28/09

The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal
Green4th 11/28/09

More suits against TVA; Utility now faces 14 total over 2008 Kingston ash spill
Knoxville News Sentinel 11/27/09

Medical Group Denounces Coal in Critical Report
Dissident Voice 11/27/09

Lindytown to be bulldozed down after Massey buys out residents for MTR
Coal Valley News 11/26/09

Ruling May Result In New Permit Restrictions
KOAT-7 11/26/09

Fighting King Coal Is a Dirty Job
UTNE Reader 11/25/09

Federal Court Says Army Corps of Engineers Ignored Public Process in Issuing Permits for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in WV
Sierra Club 11/25/09

Judge Sides With Environmental Groups in Coal Case
ABC News 11/25/09

Defending the Country
E Magazine 11/24/09

Demanding Justice for Appalachia
The Examiner 11/24/09

4 jailed after W.Va. mine protest
Charleston Gazette 11/24/09

Take action to protect the Kanawha State Forest from MTR!
Coal River Mountain Watch 11/23/09

Don't Miss Dec 7th Showdown at Climate Change Ground Zero
Huffington Post 11/23/09

Coal's Assault on Human Health
Physicians for Social Responsibility 11/23/09

Interior Department Comes Out Strong (Rhetorically) on Mountaintop Removal
Huffington Post 11/23/09

Fossil Fools, The Environmental Dangers of Coal Mining
The Appalachian Independent 11/23/09

Panelists raise awareness of "clean coal" in U.S.
Daily Northwestern 11/23/09

EPA investigating Massey's Coal River Mountain mine site
Charleston Gazette 11/22/09

Blankenship to Face Kennedy During Environmental Debate in Charleston
WBOY-12 11/21/09

Blast From Knox County Mine Shakes Neighbors
LEX18 11/21/09

[VIDEO] TVA Coal Ash Disaster, 1 year later
United Mountain Defense 11/21/09

Environmental groups move to stop strip mine
Salt Lake Tribune 11/20/09

More Flimflammery on Mountaintop Mining
OMB Watch 11/20/09

A day in the life of a neanderthal
Register-Herald 11/20/09

Is it the beginning of the end of surface mining in SW Virginia?
Bristol Herald Courier 11/20/09

W.Va. coalfields residents criticize blasting
Charleston Gazette 11/20/09

Mercer County debates 'contour mine' permit
WV Public Broadcasting 11/19/09

Interior Department Stuck in Slow Motion on Addressing Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Sierra Club 11/19/09

Bo Webb asks Manchin for meeting on MTR issues
Charleston Gazette 11/19/09

New Surface Mining Chief Cracks Down on Mountaintop Removal, Valley Fills
Environment News Service 11/19/09

Making Oversight Of Surface Coal Mining More Effective
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 11/18/09

Department of the Interior Looking to Protect Streams Near Surface Coal Mines
WHSV-3 11/18/09

OSMRE announces 'immediate actions' on MTR
Charleston Gazette 11/18/09

Ex-mine official says he resisted illegal policy
Courier-Journal 11/18/09

Save Coal River Mountain Rally and Protest; Charleston WV; Dec 7 at 2pm
It's Getting Hot In Here 11/18/09

Where's the Love? Will Lisa Jackson and Nancy Sutley Ever Visit a Mountaintop Removal Site?
Huffington Post 11/17/09

ICG settles with Sierra Club over Thunder Ridge mine
Charleston Gazette 11/17/09

Thunder Ridge mine suit settled
Lexington Herald-Leader 11/17/09

Purple Mountains Majesty Gone
Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute 11/17/09

Dunkard Creek's death cited in takeover petition to EPA
Charleston Gazette 11/17/09

To the mountaintop
PittsburghTribune-Review 11/16/09

Kentucky coal-mine permit chief fired
Courier-Journal 11/16/09

An Appalachian tale
Grist 11/16/09

Larry Gibson: You Can't Just Be Angry, You Gotta Be Willing to Do Something
Planet Green 11/16/09

High stakes in Appalachia as greens battle Big Coal
Toronto Star 11/16/09

Not just 'outsiders' oppose King Coal
Lexington Herald Leader 11/16/09

Coal-plant protester finds charges dropped
The Charlotte Observer 11/16/09

Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined in U.S. Mountaintops
Bloomberg 11/13/09

Appalachian Voices makes technological strides
The Appalachian 11/13/09

Country singers band against mountaintop removal mining
Register-Herald 11/12/09

'Coal Country' mines controversial practice
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11/12/09

Coal Group Misrepresents Veterans
Mother Jones 11/11/09

Massey cited for blasting at Coal River Mountain
Charleston Gazette 11/11/09

Blowing Their Tops: Local activists fight mountaintop removal mining, raise awareness
Cincinnati CityBeat 11/11/09

Activists: Manchin coal meeting should include us
Charleston Gazette 11/11/09

Stop environmental devastation of Coal River Mountain mining project, EPPN urges
Episcopal News Service 11/11/09

Why the End May Be Coming for Coal
Alternet 11/10/09

Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)
Huffington Post 11/10/09

Appalachia under attack
Courier-Journal 11/9/09

The Real Story about TVA's Coal Fly Ash
United Mountain Defense 11/9/09

Dirty Coal Czar Confirmed by Senate
News Blaze 11/8/09

Coal Company Destroys Last Intact Mountain in Coal River Valley
Center for Biological Diversity 11/6/09

Breaking news: Senate confirms Pizarchik for OSMRE
Charleston Gazette 11/6/09

DEP finds problems at W.Va.'s coal-ash dams
Charleston Gazette 11/6/09

As Massey Energy Blasts West Virginia's Coal River Mountain, a Debate on Mountaintop Removal Mining
Democracy Now! 11/5/09

Gibson will carry powerful message about mountaintop removal in area
East Tennessean 11/5/09

Take action now to save Coal River Mountain
Save Coal River Mountain 11/5/09

MTR vs. health care: What would Jay do?
Charleston Gazette 11/5/09

Board asks state SBA to help build new Marsh Fork Elementary School
Register-Herald 11/5/09

Facing Coal Hard Facts at Interior Department
NRDC 11/4/09

Coal Tattoo investigates: Is there a MTR permit crisis?
Charleston Gazette 11/4/09

Protesters Tell It On the Mountain in Coal Country
In These Times 11/4/09

[VIDEO] Jim Foster Memorial
PatchWork Films 11/4/09

U.S. starting over on 'buffer zone' mining rule
Charleston Gazette 11/4/09

Back to the future, as plunder of Appalachia continues : Interior will consider mountaintop removal rule in 2011?
Grist 11/3/09

Blankenship lackey Carl Hubbard takes us back to middle school
West Virginia Blue 11/3/09

OSM says new stream buffer rule ready by 2011
Washington Examiner 11/2/09

Interior 'spinning its wheels' on mountaintop removal
Charleston Gazette 11/2/09

Bush's Stream-Buffer Rule for Mining Will Remain Until 2011
New York Times 11/2/09

Interior Department Spins its Wheels on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Sierra Club 11/2/09

Pro-coal curriculum doesn't belong in classroom
The Daily Athenaeum 11/2/09

Shout it from the mountaintop
Louisville Courier-Journal 11/2/09

Coal mines will kill Appalachia
Charlottesville Daily Progress 11/1/09

End Mountaintop Removal: Sit-ins, Zombies, Protests, Banner Drops Oh My!
It's Getting Hot In Here 10/31/09

Mining protestors sit 4 hours in EPA headquarters
Charleston Gazette 10/31/09

Breaking: EPA Sit-In to Spark Urgent Action on MTR
It's Getting Hot In Here 10/30/09

BREAKING: Sit-ins-Funeral March Erupt at EPA/JP Morgan Chase Offices Across Nation: Coal River Mtn Emergency
Huffington Post 10/30/09

Mountaintop removal mining protests going national
Charleston Gazette 10/30/09

Battle over coal moves into Raleigh classrooms
Charleston Gazette 10/30/09

Coal in the Classroom wraps up with field trip, critiques
WV Public Broadcasting 10/29/09

Coal industry knew about fraudulent letters
Politico 10/29/09

Philly Activists Protest Blasting On Coal River Mountain
It's Getting Hot In Here 10/29/09

Anti-MTR Activist Sentenced to 20 Days in Jail After WV Lockdown
It's Getting Hot In Here 10/29/09

Wildcat Coal Lodge: Trustees approve name amid protests
The Kentucky Kernel 10/29/09

UK Approves New $7 Million Industry-Funded Dorm Named After 'Coal'
Think Progress 10/29/09

Fossil Fools, The Environmental Dangers of Coal Mining
The Appalachian Independent 10/28/09

UK Trustees back dorm name change: Wildcat Coal Lodge
Louisville Courier-Journal 10/28/09

Dear Mr. President: We face a national security threat on Coal River Mountain
Grist 10/28/09

Removing Coal River Mountain
NRDC 10/27/09

WVDEP confirms: Blasting starts on Coal River Mountain
Charleston Gazette 10/27/09

Coal River Mountain: “Thus Far and No Further”
It's Getting Hot In Here 10/27/09

It's Time For Mountaintop Removal To Stop
Huffington Post 10/27/09

Our view on coal production: Mountaintop mining leaves giant scars in Appalachia
USA Today 10/27/09

Lobbying Disclosure Forms Don't Tell Full Story
New York Times 10/27/09

UK fails campus with allegiance to big business
The Kentucky Kernel 10/26/09

Demonstrators Protest Mountain Top Removal Mining
WOWK-13 10/26/09

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Battle at Coal River Mountain Explodes; Green Jobs v. Big Coal Showdown
Huffington Post 10/25/09

WV Community Rallies to Safeguard Schoolchildren from Coal-Processing Health
Indy Media 10/25/09

Green activists target Reliant Electric
Avon Lake Ledger 10/25/09

Breaking: Mountaintop Removal Begins on Coal River Mountain -- Help Needed Now
Huffington Post 10/24/09

Mystery Senator Blocks Obama Pick to Head Key Mining Office
Mother Jones 10/24/09

Should UK stop burning coal?
Lexington Herald Leader 10/23/09

8 Arrested on Kanawha Co. Strip Mine Resisting Mountaintop Removal
It's Getting Hot In Here 10/23/09

Analysis: 'Balance' on coal may be elusive
Charleston Daily Mail 10/23/09

Mountaintop mining devastates land
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 10/23/09

The Must-See New Film Coal Country
Huffington Post 10/23/09

Mountain Top Removal Makes Appalachia a Horror
OpEdNews 10/23/09

TAKE ACTION: Ask the EPA to Ban Mountaintop-removal Coal Mining
Center for Biological Diversity 10/23/09

Protesters arrested after locking themselves to coal truck
Charleston Gazette 10/22/09

Four Lock Down to Coal Truck on Kanawha County Strip Site
Climate Ground Zero 10/22/09

WVDEP stalling on selenium … yet again
Charleston Gazette 10/22/09

WVDEP report card: Spills, staffing and 'off-site impacts'
Charleston Gazette 10/22/09

Is This the End for Coal?
E Magazine 10/21/09

The 15 most toxic places to live: Appalachia, West Virginia
Mother Nature Network 10/21/09

Mountaintop removal's environmental double whammy
The Economist 10/21/09

Coalfield uprising leads to arrests at W.Va. gov's office
Grist 10/20/09

Historic EPA Game Changer: Will Jackson Veto or Regulate the Plunder of Appalachia?
Huffington Post 10/20/09

7 mining activists arrested at W.Va. gov's office
NBC 10/20/09

Killing Our Water: The Hidden Cost of Dirty Energy
Huffington Post 10/20/09

Coal's Environmental Damage Costs U.S. $62 Billion
Bloomberg 10/19/09

Manchin to protesters: Balance 'tough' in 'extractive state'
Charleston Gazette 10/19/09

National Academy blockbuster: Coal's huge hidden costs
Charleston Gazette 10/19/09

Coal River Valley Residents Demand Prevention of Blasting Coal River Mountain
Its Getting Hot In Here 10/19/09

E.P.A. Vows Better Effort on Water
New York Times 10/19/09

EPA Warning Could Mark Beginning of the End for Mountaintop Removal
CleanTechnica 10/19/09

Mountaintop Mining Applications Held Up
The Environment Report 10/19/09

Moving mountains for energy
The Politicizer 10/18/09

Environmentalist fined over mine protest
Charleston Gazette 10/18/09

[VIDEO] Yes Men Film Audience Attacks Chase Bank
The Yes Men 10/18/09

EPA Takes First Step Toward Rare Veto of Mountaintop Mining Permit
SolveClimate.com 10/17/09

What Remains After the Continued Leveling of Appalachia
TreeHugger 10/17/09

EPA moves to block largest strip mine in W.Va. history
Charleston Gazette 10/17/09

College anti-coal movement heats up
Columbia Daily Tribune 10/17/09

Mountaintop Removal Hearings Get Tense
Huffington Post 10/17/09

[VIDEO] Tennessee Loves Mountains Day at Dollywood
United Mountain Defense 10/16/09

Huge MTR news: EPA moves to veto Spruce Mine permit
Charleston Gazette 10/16/09

EPA Moves to Veto Permit for Biggest Proposed Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine
Sierra Club 10/16/09

Public Hearing On Mountaintop Mining Waste Draws Large Crowd
Bristol Herald Courier 10/16/09

PA DEP: Mine discharges contributed in Dunkard fish kill
WV Public Broadcasting 10/16/09

King Coal is shouting itself hoarse and deaf
West Virginia Blue 10/16/09

OSMRE update: Senate has hold on Pizarchik
Charleston Gazette 10/16/09

ACTION: Stop Streamlined Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits
Sierra Club 10/16/09

New Report: End mountaintop removal to benefit the economy
The Hill 10/15/09

Mountaintop Mining, Up Close and Personal
Solve Climate 10/15/09

W.Va. DEP to Meet with Federal EPA About Mountaintop Mining
WSAZ-3 10/15/09

Vote Now and Ensure $5,000 for Sustainable Energy and Economic Opportunities for Coal Country
Alternet 10/15/09

When the Shoutin' is Over: Will DOJ Investigate Big Coal Bedlam? Coalfield Heroes March On
Huffington Post 10/14/09

Wendell Berry warns of the ethics of mountaintop removal coal mining as Appalachian hearings begin
Detroit Examiner 10/14/09

Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining
Yale University 10/14/09

Mountaintop removal is not really mining
Register-Herald 10/14/09

U.S. Army Corps meeting turns into pro-coal rally
WV Public Broadcasting 10/14/09

Coal supporters put on shouting lesson at MTR hearing
Charleston Gazette 10/14/09

MTR economics: Limits won’t be the end of the world
Charleston Gazette 10/13/09

Corps MTR hearings: What they're all about
Charleston Gazette 10/13/09

Pa. points to mine discharge for Dunkard Creek fish kill
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 10/13/09

Crowds expected for hearing on mountaintop removal
Charleston Gazette 10/13/09

End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action; October 30, 2009
It's Getting Hot In Here 10/13/09

25-mile seniors march against MTR ends
Charleston Gazette 10/13/09

Public hearings on mountaintop removal mining set for this week across Appalachia's coalfields
Institute for Southern Studies 10/13/09

Board, Massey to meet over school issue
Herald Dispatch 10/12/09

Does U.S. EPA think toxic coal ash is good for you?
Charleston Gazette 10/12/09

VIDEO: Day Four of Sr. March to End MTR
Climate Ground Zero 10/12/09

MTR battle comes to Pikeville
Appalachian News Express 10/12/09

The real faces of coal
Lexington Herald Leader 10/12/09

Environmental group prepares to get up and running
The Advocate 10/11/09

Senior March Day 3: Two Arrested for banner on Walker CAT; Police Intervene with March; Rising Tension
Climate Ground Zero 10/11/09

Youth Deploy Banner in Solidarity with Anti-MTR Senior March
Climate Ground Zero 10/10/09

Was Big Coal Behind the Crackdown on G20 Climate Camp?
Counterpunch 10/10/09

Appalachian coalfields home to most unsafe U.S. mine operations
Institute of Southern Studies 10/10/09

Senior Citizens Embark on 25 Mile March Against Mountaintop Removal
It's Getting Hot In Here 10/9/09

Rahall, Jay join call for Massey to fund new school
Charleston Gazette 10/9/09

COALFIELD SOS: Senate must block OSMRE nominee Pizarchik
Grist 10/9/09

Seniors kick off march against mountaintop removal
Charleston Gazette 10/8/09

Despite citizen concerns, Senate panel approves Pizarchik
Charleston Gazette 10/8/09

Senate committee approves Pizarchik for U.S. mining post
Pittsburgh Post Gazette 10/8/09

Byrd Criticizes Massey for Refusing to Replace Marsh Fork Elementary
WVNS-59 10/8/09

Irreparable Damage: Senate Must Block OSM Nominee Pizarchik Today
Huffington Post 10/8/09

Sustainable Energy and Economic Diversification in the Coal River Valley
Brighter Planet 10/8/09

Drastic Change Proposed to Mining Permit Process
Metro Pulse 10/8/09

Corps plans hearings on mountaintop mining changes
Philadelphia Inquirer 10/8/09

The Eighth Circle of Hell
Appalachian Lifestyles 10/8/09

Byrd blasts Massey 'arrogance' at Marsh Fork
Charleston Gazette 10/8/09

Tell the Army Corps to Stop Rubber-Stamping Valley Fill Permits!
Coal River Mountain Watch 10/7/09

Is Coal Slurry Contaminating Well Water?
WCHS-8 10/7/09

The Real FACES of Environmental Extremism
It's Getting Hot In Here 10/7/09

Action Alert: Please do not confirm Joseph Pizarchik to OSM
Waterkeeper Alliance 10/7/09

We Need 86 Mountains Because……
Coal Is Dirty 10/6/09

Save vegetation on our mountain tops
OANOW 10/6/09

Environmental Activist Judy Bonds To Speak at Loomis Chaffee
Hartford Courant 10/6/09

The Environmental Justice of Mountaintop Removal
Sierra Club 10/6/09

Big Coal Gone Wild Runs Bizarre "Bandits" Ad, While Appalachia Burns
Huffington Post 10/5/09

Coal Ash On 60 Minutes: Lax Coal Ash Recycling Practices "An Outrage"
Huffington Post 10/5/09

Arsenic draining into Wateree River from Coal Ash Waste Pond
The State 10/5/09

Book blasts mountaintop-removal mining
Lexington Herald Leader 10/5/09

Groups Charge that Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Disproportionately Impacts Low-Income Americans
Sierra Club 10/5/09

Good thinking on energy
Lexington Herald Leader 10/4/09

Coal lobbyist calls EPA's review of mountaintop removal permits 'state-sponsored terrorism'
Institute of Southern Studies 10/4/09

Activists show support for EPA decision but demand more
Understory 10/3/09

Rally against mountaintop removal renews concerns about Alexandria’s coal-fired power plant.
Alexandria Gazette Packet 10/3/09

An open letter to Chancellor Wrighton on coal
Student Life - Washington University 10/3/09

Here's an idea: Move Marsh Fork Elementary School
Charleston Gazette 10/2/09

How Safe Is Coal Ash?
CBS - 60 Minutes 10/2/09

New school: Marsh Fork deserves it, Massey has the means to help
Register-Herald 10/1/09

Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal
Inter Press Service 10/1/09

The Coalfield Uprising
The Nation 10/1/09

The Alliance of Appalachia Praises EPA Decision
WV Metro News 10/1/09

Survey: More Kentuckians are concerned about mountaintop removal mining
Lexington Herald Leader 10/1/09

WV Mine Protester Convicted of Trespassing, Conspiracy
WHSV 10/1/09

Mountaintop mining fight expands to W.Va. courts
Herald-Dispatch 10/1/09

Don't Drink the 'Coalfield Cool Ade'
WV Metro News 9/30/09

Watershed groups ask EPA to take control of Dunkard Creek investigation
WV Public Broadcasting 9/30/09

EPA: All 79 mining permits need more review
Charleston Gazette 9/30/09

EPA Reasserts Concerns about New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits
Sierra Club 9/30/09

Coming soon: New EPA report on mountaintop removal
Charleston Gazette 9/30/09

Cultural Genocide in Appalachia: A Meeting with Maria Gunnoe
The Understory 9/29/09

DEP attempted to suspend water standards in Dunkard Creek
WV Public Broadcasting 9/29/09

Sherrod can talk the talk. Now can he walk the walk?
Cleveland Mountain Justice Project 9/29/09

Environmentalists Target DEP
WV Metro News 9/29/09

Conductivity: A looming problem for coal, WVDEP
Charleston Gazette 9/28/09

Erik Reece: Tragedy of the commons
Courier-Journal 9/28/09

Damage to water not new
Observer-Reporter 9/27/09

Coal use destructive 'in every phase'
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 9/26/09

Blood Money: Will WVU Honor Miner Heroes and Students or Violating Dirty Coal Barons?
Huffington Post 9/26/09

Red Alert in Appalachia
Counterpunch 9/26/09

EPA announces major science review of mountaintop removal
Charleston Gazette 9/26/09

We must demand protection
Observer-Reporter 9/26/09

Kingston spill yields costly cleanup for TVA
Chattanooga Times Free 9/25/09

14 arrested in Greenpeace bridge stunts as G-20 debuts in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 9/24/09

DEP allowed Consol to exceed chloride limits in Dunkard Creek for years
WV Public Broadcasting 9/24/09

Spruce Mine update: Judge allows Corps to revisit permit
Charleston Gazette 9/23/09

Sen. Ben Cardin answers questions mountaintop removal mining
Grist 9/23/09

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Coal cannot be clean
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 9/22/09

Protecting mountains
Winston-Salem Journal 9/22/09

EPA Takes on the Coal Industry
Triple Pundit 9/22/09

Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink...
Huffington Post 9/22/09

Where does your legislator stand on Mountaintop removal coal mining?
Ohio Citizen Action 9/22/09

Series highlights Flathead's peril
The Missoulan 9/21/09

Activists, Big Business Converge on G20 Meet
Inter Press Service 9/21/09

Students, Sierra Club protest coal use on MU campus
The Maneater 9/19/09

Jim Sconyers: Listen to mountaintop removal coal miners
Charleston Gazette 9/19/09

Don't Drink The Water: Coal Industry Creates Third-World Conditions in United States Today
care2 9/19/09

Man arrested for disorderly conduct at holiday party
Register Herald 9/18/09

Flooded out: Suits target King Coal mine runoff damage
Charleston Gazette 9/18/09

If the Appalachians are to survive, mountaintop removal must be denied
Flat Hat News 9/18/09

Seniors to march in mine protest
Charleston Gazette 9/18/09

OSM(RE) update: Still no word on Pizarchik vote
Charleston Gazette 9/17/09

How EPA Can Use the Clean Water Act to Help End Mountaintop Removal Mining
Alternet 9/17/09

[VIDEO] U.S.: Toxic Waters: Coal in the Water
New York Times 9/16/09

Sierra Club Launches New Campaign to Kick Coal Off Campuses
Sierra Club 9/16/09

Coal now under overdue scrutiny
Lexington Herald Leader 9/16/09

EPA Decision Means a Harder Look at Mountaintop Removal Mines in KY
Public News Service 9/16/09

EPA Stays 79 Mountaintop Removal Permit Proposals
Backpacker Magazine 9/16/09

On eve of OSM(RE) hearing, citizens oppose Pizarchik
Charleston Gazette 9/16/09

Citizen Groups Object to Obama's Mining Pick
Washington Independent 9/16/09

Coal Slurry Smiles: NY Times Nails Clean Water Act Crimes and Punishment
Huffington Post 9/15/09

The EPA Must Respond to Toxic Water
Huffington Post 9/15/09

EPA to Limit Toxic Coal Waste
Sierra Club 9/15/09

NYT Investigation Exposes Severity of Nationwide Water Contamination; Corporations Violated Clean Water Act Over 500,000 Times in Last Five Years
Democracy Now 9/15/09

Is Mountaintop Removal Mining a Threat to Watersheds?
Scientific American 9/14/09

Three Rivers Climate Convergence, Pittsburgh, Sept. 20-25
Climate Ground Zero 9/14/09

Julian Martin: W.Va. family has always resisted 'skinners'
Charleston Gazette 9/13/09

Toxic Waters: Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Human Suffering
New York Times 9/13/09

Law and Science Undermined: Millions Call for Withdraw of OSM Nominees Pizarchik-Owens
Huffington Post 9/12/09

Mountaintop removal: Not the end, just the beginning
Charleston Gazette 9/12/09

[VIDEO] Pizarchik: the Wrong Choice
The Environmental Integrity Project 9/11/09

EPA Plans Scientific Scrutiny of New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits
OVEC 9/11/09

Coal film debuts in Ohio at Civic
Akron Beacon Journal 9/11/09

EPA: Pending Mountaintop Removal Permits Would Violate Clean Water Act
Huffington Post 9/11/09

Obama EPA to scrutinize dozens of MTR permits
Charleston Gazette 9/11/09

EPA Holds 79 of 86 Mountaintop Removal Permits
It's Getting Hot In Here 9/11/09

Mountain Joy: EPA to Scrutinize New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits
Sierra Club 9/11/09

A coal mogul's God complex
Lexington Herald Leader 9/10/09

WV Gov. Manchin renews attacks on EPA over mining permits
Charleston Gazette 9/10/09

Boulder from Mountaintop Coal Mine Smashes Into Kentucky Home
Huffington Post 9/9/09

Coal Front Group Loses Another Member
Sierra Club 9/9/09

Four arrested in blockade at Massey regional HQ
Charleston Gazette 9/9/09

Blockade at Massey Regional Headquarters
Climate Ground Zero 9/9/09

Obama seeks to block record mountaintop removal permit
Charleston Gazette 9/9/09

EPA moves to block W.Va.'s largest mining permit
Charleston Gazette 9/9/09

The EPA vs. the Army Corps (Again)
Washington Independent 9/9/09

Labor Day of Infamy: Who Killed the Jobs of Van Jones and Coal Miners?
Huffington Post 9/8/09

Massey Coal assaults cause security guards to resign
Mother Nature Network 9/7/09

Photos: Climbers on Twilight MTR Site Dragline
It's Getting Hot In Here 9/6/09

Diverse team standing up to Blankenship and mountaintop removal
The Herald-Dispatch 9/6/09

Private Security Walks Off The Job in Protest; Coal Company Goes Too Far
Huffington Post 9/5/09

PEER weighs in on Obama OSM(RE) pick
Charleston Gazette 9/4/09

Verizon Sponsoring Anti-Climate Rally Backed By Coal Giant Massey Energy
Think Progress 9/4/09

Verizon Wireless: Open Mouth, Insert Mountain
It's Getting Hot In Here 9/4/09

Activists Pressure Verizon Wireless to Hang Up on Bad Coal Connection
Center for Biological Diversity 9/4/09

Enviros Blast Obama's Choice for Office of Surface Mining
Environment News Service 9/4/09

Lamar Alexander comments on Mountaintop Removal
Hawriver Films 9/3/09

[Video] Security guards come out in support of tree-sitters
blip.tv 9/3/09

National Coal Circus 8-27-09 Love and Hug National Coal Protest # 4
United Mountain Defense 9/3/09

State report: Dangerous levels of selenium in water, fish near coal mines
Lexington Herald Leader 9/2/09

Duke Withdraws from Coal Coalition
Sierra Club 9/2/09

WV Gov. Manchin puts former coal lobbyist in 'public interest' post
Charleston Gazette 9/2/09

Mountaintop Removal Blasting Sends Boulder Into Local Home
It's Getting Hot In Here 9/2/09

Verizon targeted for support of pro-coal rally
Charleston Gazette 9/2/09

Verizon Wireless Dumped Glenn Beck: Will It Dump Bizarre Big Coal Sponsorship?
Huffington Post 9/2/09

Is This the End for Coal?
E Magazine 9/1/09

Averting catastrophe: A tale of censorship, civil disobedience, greed and willful ignorance
Charleston Gazette 9/1/09

Ky. fines blasting contractor over boulder
Lexington Herald Leader 9/1/09

EPA reveals almost twice as many dangerous coal ash dumps as previously known
Institute for Southern Studies 9/1/09

Verizon Wireless: Sponsoring Mountaintop Removal
It's Getting Hot In Here 9/1/09

Mountaintop-removal activists arrested after ending tree vigil
Charleston Gazette 9/1/09

OBAMA STRIP-MINING PICK BAD NEWS FOR COAL COUNTRY
PEER 8/31/09

One tree-sitter to descend after week defending people from blasting
Climate Ground Zero 8/31/09

Researchers Study Impacts of Coal Mining on Water Resources
Innovations Report 8/31/09

Tell Verizon: Don't Sponsor Mountaintop Removal Rally
Center for Biological Diversity 8/31/09

Blast in KY Sends Boulder into Home; Sitters Stop Blasting for 5th Day
Climate Ground Zero 8/29/09

Will WVa DEP Sec. Huffman amend his Congressional testimony?
West Virginia Blue 8/29/09

Now is the Time, Al Gore: Coalfield Uprising and Heroes Need National Defense, Green Jobs
Huffington Post 8/29/09

Support team released, sitters sittin’ strong
Climate Ground Zero 8/29/09

EPA's MTR permit clock and a view from another state
Charleston Gazette 8/29/09

Tree-sitters staying put in Day 3 of mine protest
Washington Examiner, AP 8/28/09

WVDEP loses another coal mine pollution case
Charleston Gazette 8/27/09

OUTED! Will Obama Meet the Real FACES of Coal or Exposed Big Coal Front?
Huffington Post 8/27/09

Wind turbine symbolizes energy future at Appalachian
The Appalachian 8/27/09

Supreme Court Asked to Consider Mining Appeal
Wall Street Journal 8/27/09

Mountaintop Removal: FAIL
Huffington Post 8/26/09

Tree sitters' protest enters 2nd day at West Virginia mine
Boston Herald 8/26/09

Fearless Tree-Sit in Coal Blasting Area Calls Out Failed Regulations
Huffington Post 8/26/09

Study details health risks from TVA's spilled coal ash
Grist 8/25/09

When government environmental agencies go bad
Mother Nature Network 8/25/09

80 New Permits=80 Less Mountains
Rainforest Action Network 8/25/09

Treesit Stops Blasting on Massey MTR Site in the Coal River Valley
It's Getting Hot In Here 8/25/09

TVA may shutter aging coal-fired plants
Chattanooga Times Free Press 8/25/09

Environmental disappointments under Obama
Mongabay.com 8/24/09

Tennesseans Blast Mountaintop Mining Boycott
Life In Small Bites 8/24/09

Dollywood Boycott Falls Flat
Huffington Post 8/24/09

Toxic fish in U.S. streams tell the true cost of coal emissions
Daily Finance 8/24/09

Climate change may be canary for US coal mines
The National (Abu Dhabi) 8/23/09

The Clock has Started Ticking on Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits
Huffington Post 8/23/09

Protest charges dismissed against Hechler
Charleston Gazette 8/23/09

Mountaintop removal not getting coverage
Herald Dispatch 8/23/09

Causes of mountaintop removal protests rooted in history
WV Public Broadcasting 8/23/09

WVDEP Dissent: Biologist says Huffman wrong on MTR
Charleston Gazette 8/23/09

Climate Disobedience Is on the Rise and It's Not Just for Radical Activists Anymore
Alternet 8/23/09

We are all from Wise County
Grist 8/19/09

WVDEP coal deals don't block citizen lawsuits
Charleston Gazette 8/19/09

This Land Will Never Be For Sale – Larry Gibson
Coal Country Blog 8/17/09

The plan: Plant 125 million trees
Lexington Herald Leader 8/17/09

Mining's Destructive Legacy on Waterways
Alternet 8/15/09

Federal Court Blocks Interior Department Attempt to Address Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Sierra Club 8/15/09

Support This New Bill! Make Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Illegal & Save the Central Appalachians/Cumberlands from Destruction
Associated Content 8/15/09

Hechler's Wake Up Call to Greens and Liberals: Big Coal Denial Calls for Hellraisers
Huffington Post 8/15/09

Court rejects Obama MTR rule change
Charleston Gazette 8/15/09

4 cited after chaining selves to W.Va. agency door
Forbes 8/12/09

Perrmit approved for Controversial WV Coal mine, despite protests against a topless America
Examiner 8/12/09

Obama EPA approves another mountaintop removal mine
Charleston Gazette 8/12/09

Obama's Pick for Federal Mining Regulator Draws Fire of Coal Field Residents
SolveClimate.com 8/12/09

Judge rules for environmental groups on Virginia power plant
Southern Environmental Law Center 8/11/09

Coalfield uprising grows—more sit-ins today
Grist 8/11/09

Students bike to D.C. to share message
Traverse City Record-Eagle 8/11/09

POWER POLITICS: Obama´s gift to the mining industry
Institute for Southern Studies 8/11/09

RAN Deposits Letters to JP Morgan Chase Bank Branch Managers
Treehugger 8/11/09

Miners, Environmentalists Battle Over Coal in Tennessee
The Washington Independent 8/10/09

[VIDEO] The Hidden Destruction of the Appalachian Mountains
Mountaintop Removal Roadshow 8/8/09

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: Time to Walk the Talk on Coal
Huffington Post 8/8/09

Enviro Groups Pan Obama's Mining Pick
ABC News 8/7/09

Obama's OSM pick dodges questions on mountaintop removal
Charleston Gazette 8/7/09

Let Them Eat Coal Ash: OSM Nominee Pizarchik Must Be Stopped Now
Huffington Post 8/6/09

Birders Spread the Word on Mountaintop Removal
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy 8/6/09

Groups against federal mining nominee
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 8/6/09

Coal Group Reveals 6 More Forged Lobbying Letters
Washington Post 8/5/09

Hearing set for Obama OSM nominee; citizens oppose confirmation
Charleston Gazette 8/5/09

Obama's green credentials tested by battle against mountaintop mining
Guardian UK 8/5/09

People of faith speak out against mountaintop removal
National Council of Churches 8/5/09

TVA's latest outrage
Lexington Herald-Leader 8/4/09

Protecting the Cook Family Cemeteries
Climate Ground Zero 8/3/09

This Little (Coal-Fired) Light of Mine: Will President Heed 45 Million Prayers?
Huffington Post 8/3/09

Environmentalists Come to the Defense of Dolly Parton
Nashville Scene 8/3/09

Tennessee needs tourists but not threats
Knoxville News Sentinel 8/2/09

Big Coal Gone Wild: Bizarre New Reality Program
Huffington Post 8/2/09

Big Coal’s 'New' Media Push
It's Getting Hot In Here 8/2/09

Ohio group fights W.Va. mining method
News Herald 8/2/09

Access to family cemetery at James Creek blocked
Coal Valley News 7/31/09

One Man's Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Mining
In These Times 7/30/09

AAEA Supports The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310
African American Environmentalist Association 7/30/09

Mining protesters deserve protection
Charleston Gazette 7/30/09

People and Power: Battle for Coal River Mountain
Al Jazeera 7/29/09

'Old Baldy' Now Nickname for Mountain State
Huntington News 7/29/09

New lawsuit: Water violations should block Fayette permit
Charleston Gazette 7/29/09

Auditor: TVA lawyers limited ash spill report
Lexington Herald Leader 7/28/09

Mining ban would protect Smokies' waters
The Tennessean 7/28/09

Consol gets OK to expand coal slurry dam in West Virginia
Salt Lake Tribune 7/28/09

Lop off mountains to mine coal? No
Paris Post-Intelligencer 7/28/09

Foreign Disbelief of Topless America
Huffington Post 7/28/09

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: King Coal
Huffington Post 7/27/09

Mine operators not restoring mountains, OSM report finds
Charleston Gazette 7/26/09

Mountains are a national treasure
Register Herald 7/26/09

Ten Dirty Things About Big King Coal
Treehugger 7/26/09

The ugly story of mountaintop mining
Garden and Guns 7/25/09

Boone County Courts Attempt to Stifle Dissent with Intimidation July 24th, 2009
Climate Ground Zero 7/25/09

Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Stream Damage Could Take 1,000 Years to Fix
Treehugger 7/24/09

Abetting Historicide: Does Nancy Sutley's Regulatory Banter Cover Up Crimes Against Coalfield Residents?
Alternet 7/24/09

Mingo County judge stays on Massey case
Charleston Gazette 7/24/09

Violence Escalating Against Anti-Coal Activists
Change.org 7/24/09

Where’s the prosperity for W.Va. from coal?
Register Herald 7/23/09

Batting 0 for 37,000: Why MTR Restoration Fails
Daily Kos 7/23/09

Is it time for the Feds? Intimidation and Violence Escalating in West Virginia's MTR areas
Daily Kos 7/22/09

Church group urges calm in mountaintop removal fight
Register Herald 7/22/09

Stop destroying Appalachian region
Charleston Gazette 7/21/09

How to end America's deadly coal addiction
Financial Times 7/21/09

Civil War era cemetery under direct threat from Massey MTR site
Climate Ground Zero 7/20/09

West Virginia Tourists Beware: Violence Escalates in Coalfields
Huffington Post 7/20/09

Mountaintop Mining Legacy: Destroying Appalachian Streams
Yale Environment 360 7/20/09

Jimmy Carter's Next Urgent Mission: Polarized Appalachian Coalfields
Huffington Post 7/20/09

Toxic Tsunami: How coal ruined one Tennessee town—and why it could happen again
Newsweek 7/20/09

Miners boycotting Tenn. tourist sites
Lexington Herald-Leader 7/18/09

Hechler fighting charges from mountaintop removal protest
Charleston Gazette 7/18/09

Group seeks to ban all coal slurry injections
Register Herald 7/18/09

Feds Propose Tougher Mining Regulations, But Don't Go Far Enough
SolveClimate.com 7/17/09

Army Corps clamps down on debris dumping by mountaintop coal-mining operations
Scientific American 7/16/09

Daily Kos Why must our loveliest be raped?
Daily Kos 7/16/09

Cleveland Congressional Delegation Join Together to End Appalachian Crisis
Cleveland Climate Watch 7/16/09

CBD Statement on the Army Corps' Proposal to Suspend Nationwide Permits for MTR in Appalachia
Center for Biological Diversity 7/15/09

Army Corps Suspends Streamlined Permits for Mountaintop Removal
Daily Kos 7/15/09

Mountaintop removal: Streamlined permits to stop - kinda
Charleston Gazette 7/14/09

Elegy for Appalachia
Colorado Indymedia 7/14/09

Court bars protesters at Massey mine in WVa
Charleston Gazette 7/14/09

Battle raging in US mining country
BBC - UK 7/14/09

What Happens When You Don't Own the Land
Daily Yonder 7/13/09

Mountaintop coal mining is looting W.Va.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution 7/13/09

Coal Country Premieres in Charleston, WV
Climate Ground Zero 7/12/09

Demolishing Appalachia
Bristol Herald Courier 7/11/09

Going After Obama on Mountaintop Mining
Washington Independent 7/10/09

One plus, one big minus
Louisville Courier Journal 7/9/09

Premier of mountaintop removal documentary cancelled
WV Public Broadcasting 7/9/09

West Virginia Coal Folk Boycott Tennessee; Few Notice or Care
Nashville Scene 7/9/09

Citizens divided over Obama OSM pick
WV Public Broadcasting 7/8/09

Coal company boycotts Tennessee
WV Public Broadcasting 7/8/09

Judge issues restraining order against protesters
Coal Valley News 7/7/09

Lorelei Scarbro: Some day coal will run out
Charleston Daily Mail 7/7/09

Coal Country Film: Inside Modern Coal Mining
Twilight Earth 7/7/09

Drunken nonsense: Is this what coal debate has become?
Charleston Gazette 7/6/09

Mountaintop removal defenders disrupt July 4th music festival in West Virginia
Institute for Southern Studies 7/6/09

It’s official: Nominations for OSMRE and MSHA
Charleston Gazette 7/6/09

Mountaintop destruction is discussed in Congress
Coal Valley News 7/6/09

Obama must end this 'Appalachian apocalypse'
Louisville Courier Journal 7/6/09

The Right to Protection in Appalachia
Washington Post 7/6/09

Protests in the Coalfields
WV Public Broadcasting 7/6/09

Fourth of July festival organizers fear violence
Charleston Gazette 7/5/09

Coal Country Premiere: Big Coal Lobby Does Not Want You to See This Powerful New Film
Huffington Post 7/4/09

A President Breaks Hearts in Appalachia
Washington Post 7/3/09

Urgent July 4th Declaration: Bo Webb to Al Gore: Stand With Me at Ground Zero for Climate Change
Huffington Post 7/2/09

Activists Shout It from the Mountaintop
OneWold 7/2/09

U.N. to Study Potential Threat to Canada-U.S. World Heritage Site
Epoch Times 7/2/09

Daryl Hannah: Why I Was Arrested in Coal River, West Virginia
Rainforest Action Network 7/1/09

Mining costs outweigh benefits, study says
WV Public Broadcasting 7/1/09

Bloggers to Obama: Visit mountaintop removal site
Charleston Gazette 7/1/09

MTR: Destroyer of Mountains, Streams, Wildlife, and Communities
Common Dreams 6/30/09

Mr. President, go and see for yourself
Daily Kos 6/30/09

Critics of Coal: Outside Interests Plunder Region, Source of Economic Woes
Bristol Herald Courier 6/30/09

Help President Obama See the Truth About Mountaintop Removal
Rainforest Action Network 6/29/09

Activists Drape 25-Foot Banner On EPA Building, Call on EPA to Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining
Rising Tide NA 6/29/09

[PHOTOS] Senate Hearings on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining and Water Quality in Appalachia
Climate Ground Zero 6/29/09

Congress Takes on Mountaintop Mining
Washington Independent 6/29/09

TVA dikes on ‘verge of failure’ pre-spill
NBC 6/28/09

The story of our civil disobedience against mountaintop-removal coal mining
Grist 6/28/09

'Mountaintop removal is a human rights issue'
Institute for Southern Studies 6/27/09

Exclusive: Blockbuster studies describe MTR impacts
Charleston Gazette 6/26/09

Mountaintop Mining Debate Reaches Capitol Hill
WOWK - 13 6/26/09

Mountaintop removal damage 'irreversible,' US Senate hears
Charleston Gazette 6/26/09

Huffman, Gunnoe testify to Congress about mountaintop removal
WV Public Broadcasting 6/26/09

Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife hearing: Impacts of Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining on Water Quality in Appalachia
U.S. Senate 6/25/09

[REPORT] The Impact of Coal on the Kentucky State Budget
MACED 6/25/09

Historic Senate Hearings on Clean Water Protection Act Today: We All Live Downstream
Huffington Post 6/25/09

Actress Daryl Hannah, Climate Scientist James Hansen Among 30+ Arrested Protesting Mountaintop Removal in West Virginia
Democracy Now! 6/25/09

Hell Yeah, We Want Windmills
Orion 6/25/09

Nonviolent Goldman Prize Winner Attacked by Massey Supporter
Huffington Post 6/24/09

[VIDEO] Dr. James Hansen wants you to help stop mountaintop removal
Rainforest Action Network 6/24/09

[VIDEO] Rep. Hechler at Marsh Fork Elementary protest
Rainforest Action Network 6/24/09

Mountaintop removal protest: Finding a path forward?
Charleston Gazette 6/24/09

A Plea To President Obama: End Mountaintop Coal Mining
Yale Environment 360 6/24/09

Hansen of NASA Arrested in Coal Country
New York Times 6/23/09

Hannah, Hansen arrested in mountaintop removal protest
WV Public Broadcasting 6/23/09

Climate Scientist James Hansen Arrested in Mountaintop Removal Protest
Environment News Service 6/23/09

94-Year-Old Hechler, Daryl Hannah, Hansen Arrested: Live at Coal River
Huffington Post 6/23/09

James Hansen and Daryl Hannah Arrested in MTR Protest
Daily Kos 6/23/09

White House refuses to disclose information on meetings with coal executives
Grist 6/23/09

Coal and Mortality in Appalachia and Making History
It's Getting Hot In Here 6/22/09

Coal and climate: Hansen agrees to debate Blankenship
Charleston Gazette 6/22/09

Reckoning at Coal River: Media and Nation Must Bear Witness to Coalfield Tragedy This Week
Huffington Post 6/22/09

Obama Closes Doors on Openness
Newsweek 6/22/09

Coal's costs outweigh benefits, WVU study finds
Charleston Gazette 6/21/09

More Than Stopgaps for Appalachia
New York Times 6/20/09

[VIDEO] Mountaintop Removal Protest
Climate Ground Zero 6/20/09

Activist Battles US Coal Companies Over Mountain Top Removal Practice
Voice of America News 6/19/09

Citizens oppose Obama’s latest favorite for OSM(RE)
Charleston Gazette 6/18/09

Get Arrested with James Hansen to stop MTR!
It's Getting Hot In Here 6/18/09

Daring Dragline Protest Launches 7 Days That Will Shake Mountaintop Removal Operations
Huffington Post 6/18/09

'Still Moving Mountains' CD Celebrates Coalfield Resistance to Mountaintop Removal
Huntington News Network 6/18/09

EPA takeover sought for states water program
Charleston Gazette 6/17/09

Obama administration tacitly backing Bush environmental policies
Boston Herald 6/17/09

CREW Sues Secret Service Over Refusal to Release White House Coal Execs Visitor Logs
Common Dreams 6/17/09

What’s Sen. Byrd up to on mountaintop removal?
Charleston Gazette 6/17/09

Mountaintop mining is human rights issue
Beckley Register-Herald 6/17/09

Byrd staff to examine mountaintop removal, flooding
Charleston Gazette 6/17/09

Is Obama caving in to coal?
Los Angeles Times 6/15/09

Silos and school
Register-Herald 6/14/09

White House Announcement on Mountaintop Removal Does Little to Stop Destruction
Earthjustice 6/14/09

Clean Coal Knee-Capping
Huffington Post 6/14/09

America skeptical of Obama administration's mountaintop coal mining decision
The Daily Times 6/13/09

Obama's new mountaintop removal plan
WV Public Broadcasting 6/12/09

Marsh Fork community reacts to high court ruling
WV Public Broadcasting 6/12/09

Coal Ash Spills Too Dangerous To Reveal To Public, Says DHS
Huffington Post 6/12/09

Coalfield Advocates Respond to Mountaintop Removal Crimes and Misdemeanors
Huffington Post 6/11/09

Breaking: Obama says mountain crimes can be regulated
Grist 6/11/09

Mountaintop Mining To Get More Scrutiny
Washington Post 6/11/09

Massey slurry pollution trial now set for October
Associated Press 6/11/09

Obama and EPA allow mountaintop coal removal
Boston Environmental Policy Examiner 6/10/09

Obama fights ruling to block streamlined mine permits
Charleston Gazette 6/10/09

Court OKs Massey silo next to Marsh Fork Elementary school
Charleston Gazette 6/9/09

Kudos to GQ for Revealing the Coal Industry's Dirty Secrets
Alternet 6/9/09

Wilderness Society Should Strip Rep. Nick Rahall of the Ansel Adams Award.
Huffington Post 6/9/09

Expert Says Mountaintop Removal Causes Flooding
Public News Service 6/9/09

Campaign Money Can Disqualify Judges, Top Court Says
Bloomberg 6/8/09

Supreme Court Rules Against Massey Unit In Judicial Bias Case
Dow Jones Newswire 6/8/09

Now is the time
Daily Kos 6/8/09

Ask McConnell to help save our mountains
Lexington Herald-Leader 6/8/09

Protesters expected to appeal judge's order
WV Public Broadcasting 6/6/09

Mountaintop Removal Opponents Consider Appeal to Supreme Court
The State Journal 6/5/09

Concert to Raise Awareness of Mountaintop Mining
WHSV 6/5/09

Protests Called A Necessity
MetroNews 6/5/09

Mountaintop removal: No science, no ethics
Diamondback Online 6/4/09

Controversial Coal Mining Method Gets Obama's OK
Chicago Tribune 6/4/09

Where Does the Obama Administration REALLY Stand on Mountain Top Removal?
Celsias 6/3/09

Stopping the Desecration of Mountaintop Removal
Creators.com 6/3/09

A Time Comes: The story of the Kingsnorth Six
Guardian -UK 6/2/09

Judge limits Massey protesters' legal arguments
Charleston Gazette 6/2/09

Mountain Top Removal
Murray State News 6/1/09

EPA clears the way for mountain blasts
Boston Globe 5/31/09

Greens miffed at Obama's mining moves
United Press International 5/31/09

Obama walks a fine line over mining
Baltimore Sun 5/31/09

Mountain Justice volunteers clean up Mingo flood damage
Williamson Daily News 5/30/09

Court won't rehear mountaintop-removal case
Charleston Gazette 5/30/09

OSU president resigns from Massey under pressure
Ohio Citizens Action 5/29/09

Climate Ground Zero Gets Day in Court, JUNE 1-2
Climate Ground Zero 5/29/09

We All Live in the Coal Fields: West Virginians Step Up Protests as EPA OKs New Mountaintop Removal
Democracy Now! 5/29/09

DEP issues moratorium on slurry injection
Charleston Gazette 5/29/09

Final Four of the Coal River 17 Released Minutes After Press Conference
Huntington News 5/29/09

Farmer loses crop in flood, surface mining to blame
WKYT 5/28/09

Coal River blasting is very dangerous
Register-Herald 5/28/09

BLACK TIDE
GQ 5/28/09

Activists host press conference after weekend protest
WV Public Broadcasting 5/27/09

Tell Lisa Jackson: Save Coal River Mountain
Coal River Wind 5/27/09

Tell your senators to pass the Appalachia Restoration Act and end mountaintop removal mining
NRDC 5/27/09

Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview with Judy Bonds
Toward Freedom 5/27/09

Final Four Released
Climate Ground Zero 5/26/09

West Virginia Activists Lock Themselves to Coal Mining Trucks
Huffington Post 5/26/09

Rep. Hechler: Keep Hellraising!
Climate Ground Zero 5/25/09

Raising the Dead: Memorial Day Activists Jailed in Protest to Stop 998 Coal Sludge Deaths
Huffington Post 5/25/09

17 arrested in mountaintop removal protests
Charleston Gazette 5/23/09

Mountaintop removal update: EPA responds to Rahall
Charleston Gazette 5/16/09

Invite and Details for Mingo County Flood Relief this Weekend
SEAC 5/16/09

Rahall: EPA clears 42 of 48 permits for approval
Charleston Gazette 5/15/09

The Razing of Appalachia: Mountaintop Removal Revisited
Environment 360 5/15/09

VA coal plant opposition builds
Virginia Gazette 5/13/09

Manchin Defends Mountaintop Removal
Rise Up! West Virginia 5/13/09

ACTION ALERT: Help save Coal River Mountain
Coal River Wind 5/12/09

Dear Mr. President: Declare August 3rd as Armistice Day in the Appalachian Coalfields
Huffington Post 5/12/09

Areas ravaged by floods in need of emergency supplies
Charleston Daily Mail 5/12/09

Mountaintop removal: More on the floods
Charleston Gazette 5/12/09

Mines cited in Mingo flooding
Charleston Gazette 5/12/09

After the flood, cleanup begins in Mingo County
Charleston Gazette 5/12/09

Devastation
Logan Banner 5/11/09

Does mountaintop removal make flooding worse?
Charleston Gazette 5/11/09

Opponents of Mountaintop Removal are “On the Right Side of This Issue” Says Duke Energy CEO
Front Porch Blog 5/8/09

The PATH to Dirty Energy
Washington Post 5/8/09

Citizens to Obama: Take over WVDEP
Charleston Gazette 5/8/09

Settlement reached in mining suit
Lexington Herald-Leader 5/7/09

Landmark Tennessee, Kentucky Settlements a 'Double Victory' for Appalachia
Sierra Club 5/6/09

Manchin to lobby EPA for mining permit
WV Public Broadcasting 5/6/09

Embattled coal industry wages multifront lobbying war
New York Times 5/6/09

Making a 'Sacred Zone'
Daily Yonder 5/5/09

WVDEP makes another deal
Charleston Gazette 5/4/09

Groups File Federal Suit Opposing Ison Rock Ridge Mining Permit
Bristol Herald Courier 5/4/09

Mingo judge OKs class-action in coal slurry case
Associated Press 5/1/09

EPA identifies potentially dangerous coal ash sites
WBIR 5/1/09

South Carolina lawmakers speak out against mountaintop mining
South Carolina Now 4/30/09

3 People Charged with Trespassing at a Massey Mine Site are in court
WVNS-59 4/30/09

EPA vs. Corps: Mountaintop removal fight heats up
Charleston Gazette 4/30/09

Say no to coal company intimidation: please sign petition to court
Climate Ground Zero 4/28/09

Salazar Seeks to Vacate Bush-Era Mining Rule
Washington Post 4/28/09

Bush Rule Allowing Coal Waste Valley Fills 'Legally Defective'
Environment News Service 4/28/09

Anti-mountaintop removal activists face contempt for continuing protests
Climate Ground Zero 4/28/09

Obama plans for mountaintop removal buffer rule unclear
Charleston Gazette 4/27/09

U.S. Department of Interior Vacates Bush-Era Stream Buffer Zone Rule Change
EarthJustice 4/27/09

Mingo commissioners appeal to U.S. Rep
Williamson Daily News 4/27/09

URGENT: OBAMA ABOUT TO ACT ON MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL
EarthJustice 4/26/09

Speaker stirs up East Kentucky conference with comments on coal
The Evening News & The Tribune 4/26/09

Mountaintop removal bill among enviro legislation being debated
Indy Week 4/25/09

OSM(RE) search: Obama 'cast a very wide net'
Charleston Gazette 4/25/09

Dust from coal trucks poses Appalachian health threat -- study
New York Times 4/25/09

Road Show Tartgets Mountaintop Removal Mining
Bristol Herald Courier 4/24/09

RFK Jr. Blasts Obama as 'Indentured Servant' to Coal Industry
ABC News 4/22/09

Push against mountaintop coal stalls
Asheville Citizen-Times 4/21/09

NC House Committee to debate mountaintop mining ban
WFAE 4/21/09

Woman Wins Environmental Prize for Fighting Mining Problems
Wall Street Journal 4/21/09

Jeff Biggers: Earth Day Atonement: 10 Environmental Disasters to Remember
Huffington Post 4/20/09

Boone County woman wins award for fighting big coal
Charleston Gazette 4/19/09

Maria Gunnoe Wins 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize for North America
OVEC 4/19/09

Our chance to spare mountains
News and Observer 4/18/09

EPA in Charleston to discuss halted mining permits
WV Public Broadcasting 4/16/09

Activists hang “EPA stop MTR” banner on Massey mine, arrested
Climate Ground Zero 4/16/09

Bill Would Remove Some Tennessee Waterway Protections
Metro Pulse 4/16/09

Politicians do nothing about coal damage
Charleston Gazette 4/15/09

EPA objects to 3 more surface coal mining permits
Steel Guru 4/14/09

Future Grows More Hazy For Mountaintop Mining
Washington Post 4/13/09

Letter to Senator Robert Byrd: Save My Home
Huffington Post 4/10/09

WV House Committee Gag Order: No Stinkin' Green Jobs or Responsible Mining Debate!
Huffington Post 4/10/09

Death by Coal in Prenter, WV
The Wesleyan Argus 4/9/09

Environmental Protection Agency Intervenes to Block A&G Coal’s Ison Rock Ridge Mine
Sierra Club/SAMS 4/9/09

The Struggle Against Mountaintop Removal: Leading Activist Mike Roselle Continues Fight Against Destructive Coal Mining
Democracy Now! 4/9/09

The price of unchecked greed
Telegraph-Journal 4/8/09

WVa court hears case of coal silo near school
Charleston Gazette 4/8/09

Give OSMRE credible leader
Lexington Herald-Leader 4/7/09

State moves to delist Blair Mountain from historic register
Charleston Gazette 4/7/09

Mountaintop removal destroying our state
Bowling Green Daily News 4/5/09

Court to Obama: Show your cards on mountaintop removal
Charleston Gazette 4/4/09

Mountaintop removal: Citizens meet with White House
Charleston Gazette 4/4/09

Sheryl Crow, Big Kenny Encourage Mountaintop Protection
CMT 4/3/09

Tennessee's Dirty Data
The Nation 4/3/09

Roselle: Jailed and Released
Climate Ground Zero 4/2/09

Removing Mountains
NPR 4/1/09

Big news: Judge halts streamlined mining permits
Charleston Gazette 4/1/09

Dead on Arrival: Legislators Refuse to Ban Mountaintop Removal Mining Again
Nashville Scene 4/1/09

Mountaintop removal ruling bans nationwide permits
WV Public Broadcasting 4/1/09

Enviros Win Injunction Against Mountaintop Removal Mining
Environment News Service 4/1/09

Tensions High as EPA Reasserts Mining Authority
Washington Independent 3/31/09

Residents Sue Over Coal Ash Dump Disguised as Golf Course
Planetsave 3/30/09

Obama and mountaintop removal: Fixing OSM(RE)
Charleston Gazette 3/30/09

Mining industry leaders express concern about mountaintop removal issue
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 3/29/09

Operation Appalachian Spring (OAS): Shut Down Mountaintop Removal
Climate Ground Zero 3/27/09

A word on that Kentucky mountaintop removal permit
Charleston Gazette 3/27/09

Corps approves permit for controversial mine
Courier-Journal 3/27/09

[VIDEO] DC Rising Tide Crashes Coal Conference
DC Rising Tide 3/27/09

EPA objects to another mountaintop removal permit
Charleston Gazette 3/26/09

Van Jones: Talk to Eric Mathis About Green Jobs, Not Coal Welfare, in Appalachia
Huffington Post 3/26/09

Mountaintop Removal Blow-Back
Huffington Post 3/26/09

EPA issues clarification on mountaintop removal notice
Grist.org 3/25/09

The Summer of Solutions 2009
It's Getting Hot In Here 3/25/09

RFK, Jr: Hope in the Mountains
Washington Post 3/25/09

EPA Puts Halt on Mountaintop Removal Permits
It's Getting Hot In Here 3/24/09

EPA puts mountaintop mining projects on hold
NBC 3/24/09

Obama EPA starts crackdown on mountaintop removal
Charleston Gazette 3/24/09

New breed of activists shine light on ash spill
The Tennessean 3/23/09

Erik Reece: The blues and the greens
Courier-Journal 3/23/09

Beehive Design Collective addresses the future
The East Tennessean 3/23/09

Where does Obama stand on mountaintop removal?
Charleston Gazette 3/22/09

Nancy Sutley: 30 Years of Betrayal Later, End Mountaintop Removal Now
Huffington Post 3/19/09

Obama mountaintop removal decision coming 'very soon'
Charleston Gazette 3/19/09

Big mountaintop removal hearing on Monday
Charleston Gazette 3/19/09

Obama pressed for mountaintop removal ban
Charleston Gazette 3/18/09

Big Coal on the ropes: Knock out calls for anti-mountaintop removal bills
Grist 3/18/09

Massey wins round in Coal River Mountain fight
Charleston Gazette 3/17/09

Does This Look Like "Environment-Friendly" Coal to You?!
Huffington Post 3/17/09

American's Cry for Clean Water
News Blaze 3/17/09

National Call-in Day to End Mountaintop Removal
Appalachian Voices 3/17/09

Appalachia’s Agony
New York Times 3/16/09

Rainy March in March - TVA Headquarters
It's Getting Hot In Here 3/16/09

Join the Cliffside Climate Action April 20 Charlotte, NC
It's Getting Hot In Here 3/16/09

Anti-coal protests continue with TVA march
Charleston Gazette 3/16/09

14 Protestors Arrested At TVA Headquarters
The Chattanoogan 3/14/09

TVA protest planned
Knoxville News Sentinel 3/13/09

Tell Congress to Support the Clean Water Protection Act
Sierra Club 3/13/09

It takes a village to stop razing Appalachia
Grist 3/13/09

From Birmingham to Coal River
Counterpunch 3/12/09

EPA announces plans to regulate coal ash
Grist 3/10/09

As W.Va. coal companies expand, graves go missing
Associated Press 3/10/09

Saving coalfield cemeteries
Charleston Gazette 3/10/09

Judge extends order stopping protests at Massey sites
Charleston Gazette 3/9/09

Anti-mountaintop removal activists banned from protesting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting 3/9/09

US climate activists lead by example
Guardian UK 3/9/09

Hearing today on Massey protests
Charleston Gazette 3/9/09

It’s back … the Clean Water Protection Act
Charleston Gazette 3/7/09

Al Gore: Your Heroic TVA Watchdogs Are Being Arrested
Huffington Post 3/6/09

Harlan camp cancels environmental groups' reservations
Lexington Herald-Leader 3/6/09

UMD volunteer arrested by TVA for driving 2 grandma's home!
UMD 3/6/09

Ashley Judd Urges Action on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Sierra Club 3/5/09

[VIDEO] Why doesn't TVA want independent air monitors around the site?
United Mountain Defense 3/5/09

Mining case shows sooty side of big-money judicial elections
USA Today 3/5/09

Black Waters No More: Clean Water Protection Act Reintroduced Today
Huffington Post 3/4/09

Mountaintop removal mining hits new heights in environmental destruction
Cincinnati CityBeat 3/4/09

A New Epoch for Environmentalism: Massive Climate Change Action Proves a Turning Point
Alternet 3/3/09

Climate Action Shutters Coal Plant For Day, No Arrests Reported
Planet Save 3/2/09

Mass Disobedience in DC
Green Muze 3/2/09

Mass Civil Disobedience in D.C. Against Use of Coal at Capitol Hill Power Plant
Democracy Now! 3/2/09

Climate protesters surround Capitol coal plant
Institute for Southern Studies 3/2/09

Capitol Climate Action: All Gates Now Occupied
Capitol Climate Action 3/2/09

Why Civil Disobedience is Justified: Locking Down Big Coal
Counterpunch 3/2/09

A Washington Power Shift
Mother Jones 3/2/09

Dirty Coal Has Left the Building: Live Blog from DC
Huffington Post 3/2/09

Power Shift Gathers Momentum, 'Invades' Washington
eFluxMedia 3/2/09

Thousands of Youth Demand New Climate Change Policy
The Indypendent 3/2/09

Largest US protest on climate change today
Mongabay.com 3/2/09

The Carbon Addicts on Capitol Hill
Washington Post 3/2/09

West Virginians at DC coal protest
Charleston Gazette 3/2/09

Protest puts spotlight on Congress' power plant
Associated Press 3/2/09

Capitol Hill coal power plant targeted by environmentalists
Guardian - UK 3/1/09

Young People to Swarm Capitol With Green Agenda
Washington Post 2/28/09

See you in jail: It's not symbolism when you live in D.C.
Grist 2/28/09

Youth Climate Movement Set to Take Capitol by Storm
Red Green and Blue 2/28/09

Powershift: Action this Weekend Mobilizes Youth and Green Energy Activists
Alternet 2/28/09

Power Shift begins with moving speakers, Santogold
OSU Lantern 2/28/09

Democrats urge green overhaul of Capitol Power Plant
New York Times 2/28/09

Don't Fight the Power, Shift It!
TPM Cafe 2/28/09

Remembering Buffalo Creek
Charleston Gazette 2/27/09

Bill introduced to phase out use of mountaintop coal in NC
Asheville Citizen-Times 2/27/09

Capitol Action: 1 Dirty Coal: 0
Huffington Post 2/27/09

Protesters Arrested On Eve of Anniversary of Buffalo Creek Disaster
Climate Ground Zero 2/26/09

Tell the DEP No More Toxic Slurry
Coal River Mountain Watch 2/25/09

Why Was the Highwood Coal Plant Abandoned?
New West Development 2/25/09

Call for Mass Civil Disobedience Against Coal
Yes Magazine 2/25/09

Bill to Stop Mountaintop Strip-Mined Coal Use
Georgia Public Broadcasting News 2/25/09

'Only God Should Move Mountains'
Nashville Scene 2/25/09

Coal terrorists poison the planet
Charleston Daily Mail 2/24/09

The Dirty Lie
Waterkeeper Alliance 2/24/09

Civilly disobeying for the climate
Bloomington Alternative 2/24/09

Citizens Fight to Save Mountains from Decapitation
Nashville Scene 2/24/09

The Hidden Costs of Clean Coal
The Center for Public Integrity 2/24/09

March 2, 2009: Capitol Climate Action
Capitol Climate Action 2/22/09

Flatten it … and nobody ever comes
The Charleston Gazette 2/22/09

Big Coal's far-out proposal for an economic stimulus
Grist 2/20/09

Coal lotta shakin' goin' on
Grist 2/20/09

Bo Webb: American Citizens in Appalachia Are Living in a State of Terror
Alternet 2/20/09

Coal Ash Spill Victims Testify On Capitol Hill
WTVF 2/19/09

Hundreds call for end to mining damage
Courier-Journal 2/19/09

the leveling of appalachia
Live Journal 2/18/09

Hundreds, with Judd, march against mountaintop removal
Daily Independent 2/18/09

PETITION: It's time for EPA to take charge and end the practice of MTR coal mining!
Sierra Club 2/18/09

Ashley Judd calls for end to mountaintop mining
Mercury News 2/18/09

Another arrested protesting surface mine near Boone border
Boone Standard 2/17/09

Protesters Shut Down Mountaintop Removal Site
Climate Ground Zero 2/16/09

Tough Luck Coal: You've Been Dumped
It's Getting Hot in Here 2/16/09

Coal Industry Celebrates Mountaintop Mining Ruling
Bristol Herald Courier 2/16/09

Critics plan Valentine's Day demonstrations against Appalachian coal techniques
Baltimore Sun 2/16/09

Exposure To Ash From TVA Spill Could Have 'Severe Health Implications'
Science Daily 2/15/09

Group rallies for 'Mountains'
Richmond Register 2/15/09

Is America Ready to Quit Coal?
New York Times 2/15/09

Rahall: Coal-ash dams 'ticking time bomb'
Charleston Gazette 2/14/09

High arsenic levels found near N.C. coal plant ash pond
Institute for Southern Studies 2/14/09

Court Decision Could Open Floodgates to New Wave of Mountaintop Removal
Sierra Club 2/14/09

Crowd at Ansted DEP meeting opposes permit
Register-Herald 2/14/09

Fourth Circuit strikes again: Clinton appointee upholds destruction of Appalachia
Grist 2/14/09

Court denies reviews of mine permits
Charleston Gazette 2/14/09

4th Circuit Court Gives Green Light on 92+ Mountaintop Removal Mines
It's Getting Hot In Here 2/13/09

Coal Country: Appeals Court Rejects Mountaintop Mining Restrictions
Wall Street Journal 2/13/09

Appeals court overturns mountaintop removal ruling
Charleston Gazette 2/13/09

Board deciding fate of Coal River Mountain
WOWK 2/12/09

Citizens, state govs. dispute changes to strip mining regulations
WATE - 6 2/11/09

Opponents Want Permit Revoked
WCHS - 8 2/11/09

Do 'Clean Coal' Ads Violate FTC/FCC Standards?
Alternet 2/11/09

Petition to define Coal Ash as a Hazardous Waste
Tennessee Coal Ash Survivors Network 2/10/09

WV DEP to ignore deadline for study of water poisoned by slurry
Charleston Gazette 2/10/09

Kingston ash spill hangs over TVA
The Tennessean 2/10/09

Coal River Mountain Debate Continues
WV Metro News 2/10/09

Billionaires for Coal Party Down at Dominion's Richmond HQ
It's Getting Hot In Here 2/10/09

End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington 2009
ilovemountains.org 2/10/09

New blog from veteran coalfield journalist Ken Ward
Charleston Gazette 2/9/09

Mountain Justice Spring Break 2009!
It's Getting Hot in Here 2/7/09

Keeper of the Mountains
GreenMuze 2/6/09

Georgia to Ban Mountaintop Removal Coal?
It's Getting Hot In Here 2/6/09

14 arrested in W.V. trying to stop Massey's mountaintop removal "madness"
Institute for Southern Studies 2/6/09

Protesters Cited on Coal River Mountain Mining Site
State Journal 2/5/09

FOSSIL FOOLS DAY is back for 2009!
Rising Tide 2/5/09

Jeff Biggers: Dear Obama and Gov. Manchin: Act on Coal River Crisis
Huffington Post 2/5/09

Tenn. Coal Ash Disaster Raises Concerns about Similar Sites Nationwide
PBS Newshour - Feb 2 2009 2/4/09

Rising Tide Boston Crashes Talk by Arch Coal CEO
Rising Tide Boston 2/4/09

A Tough Week for Coal
New York Times 2/4/09

Day of Action on Coal River Mountain, West Virginia
Antrim Caskey 2/3/09

Concerned Citizens Take a Stand on Coal River Mountain
Daily Kos 2/3/09

14 Arrested During Mine Protest in Boone County
WVNS-59 2/3/09

[PDF] Tell Barack Obama About Coal River Mountain
Dr. James Hansen 2/3/09

Anti-coal activists cited in protest at Massey operation
Charleston Gazette 2/3/09

Demand solution to water problems
Herald-Dispatch 2/2/09

Tennessee Coal Ash Survivors Network website launched
Tennessee Coal Ash Survivors Network 2/2/09

Describing the Devastation of Mountaintop Mining
Huffington Post 2/1/09

Break Up With Bank Of America
Infoshop 2/1/09

Coal ash health risk, Duke finds
Knoxville News Sentinel 1/30/09

Wind jobs outstrip the coal industry
CNN 1/30/09

Coal Waste in Rep. Nick Joe Rahall's Water
Huffington Post 1/29/09

Analysis shows exposure to ash from TVA spill could have 'severe health implications'
Duke University 1/29/09

Blowing away King Coal
salon.com 1/29/09

[ACTION] Tell the DEP no CSS
Coal River Mountain Watch 1/28/09

Coal wins big in Senate stimulus package
Charleston Gazette 1/28/09

Mass civil disobedience at the coal-fired Capitol Power Plant in Washington, DC
Capitol Climate Action 1/27/09

A Clean Coal Confrontation
Newsweek 1/27/09

Jeff Biggers: Oval office lights connected to mountaintop removal
Grist 1/24/09

Boulder from MTR site rips through home
Appalachian News Express 1/23/09

Stopping the Coal Rush and Mountaintop Removal Mining: A Clean Slate
Sierra Club 1/23/09

Collapse of the Clean Coal Myth
New York Times 1/23/09

Prenter water funds secured, officials say
Coal Valley News 1/22/09

Obama pick for EPA chief to assess coal ash disposal sites
Orlando Sentinel 1/21/09

Join Wendell Berry and Bill McKibben in Civil Disobedience Against Coal-Fired Power Plants
Alternet 1/21/09

People of Prenter deserve clean water
Charleston Gazette 1/20/09

Demonstrators Protest TVA Irresponsibility
The Chatanoogan 1/20/09

TVA's toxicity tests fall short
The Tennessean 1/20/09

Rawl residents question strange sludge
The Williamson Daily News 1/19/09

Dumping Mountaintops in Coal Country Streams Illegal
Environment News Service 1/19/09

Bush Administration Altered Appalachian Landscape
NPR 1/19/09

Leaked Coal Memo Manna from Heaven
Huffington Post 1/19/09

WVa cemetery could be moved for strip mine
Charleston Daily Mail 1/16/09

Coal Companies Spend Staggering Revenue on Advertising, Not Cleaner Technology or Safety
Alternet 1/16/09

TVA Doublespeak Translated: 'We Must Stress the Fish'
Huffington Post 1/15/09

The Human Impact: What TVA Isn't Saying about the Coal Spill Disaster
Alternet 1/15/09

1100 Tons of Coal Dumped Near New River in Train Derailment
The Alliance for Appalachia 1/15/09

[PDF] Coal Ash Fact Sheet
Earthjustice 1/14/09

100 Days of Action
Power Past Coal 1/14/09

Tennessee: Widows Creek ash may be more toxic than Kingston’s
Chattanooga Times Free Press 1/14/09

TVA Strikes AGAIN–Three Disasters in Three Weeks.
It's Getting Hot In Here 1/13/09

Tell Bank of America: It's Over
It's Getting Hot In Here 1/13/09

OSM finds fault with W.Va. coal dam enforcement
Charleston Gazette 1/13/09

Exposing the Myth of Clean Coal Power
Time 1/12/09

Oklahoma Sen. Inhofe Walks Out on TVA Disaster Hearings
Huffington Post 1/12/09

Dave Cooper: Disaster in Harriman is this country's Chernobyl
The Tennessean 1/11/09

Utility grapples with two sludge spills
NBC 1/10/09

Utility waste pond ruptures, this time in Ala.
NBC 1/10/09

Drowning in a Toxic River
Counterpunch 1/10/09

COAL ASH: The Hidden History
Center for Public Integrity 1/9/09

Toxic pond leaks at another TVA coal plant
Times Free Press 1/9/09

'Heads need to roll at TVA': CEO blasted for lack of answers at ash disaster hearing
Institute for Southern Studies 1/9/09

Second TVA spill reported in Alabama
The Tennessean 1/9/09

Oversight Hearing on the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Recent Major Coal Ash Spill
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works 1/9/09

Kilgore faces tough questions on ash spill
WBIR 1/8/09

[AUDIO] TVA Coal Ash spill-- Is Kingston's water safe?
WUOT 1/8/09

Where does the blame lie for the coal ash slide at the Kingston Fossil Plant?
The Tennessean 1/7/09

Coal ash - a Tennessee wake - up call
Los Angeles Times 1/6/09

Are There a Hundred More Coal Ash Spill Sites Across U.S.?
Salem News 1/6/09

Govt. Science Panels Skewed Toward Industry, Says Report
Center for Science in the Public Interest 1/6/09

Monitoring the monitors
Courier-Journal 1/6/09

Can America Clean Up from Its Worst Environmental Disaster?
Alternet 1/5/09

Winnie Fox: Elected officials should protect people, resources of West Virginia
Herald Dispatch 1/5/09

Coal mining still haunts Akron documentary maker
Akron Beacon Journal 1/5/09

Senate sets hearing on TVA coal-ash spill
Knoxville News Sentinel 1/4/09

Preparing for disaster
Louisville Courier-Journal 1/4/09

The Charleston Gazette: Sludge spill
Charleston Gazette 1/4/09

Tennessee's Toxic Nightmare: Arsenic Levels 35 to 300 Times EPA Standard for Drinking Water
Huffington Post 1/2/09

Tests show high levels of arsenic near TVA coal plant
Knoxville News Sentinel 1/2/09

Developer sues TVA for $165 million in Tennessee sludge spill
CNN 1/2/09

Metal Levels Found High in Tributary After Spill
New York Times 1/2/09

Tennessee spill revives coal ash controversy
Christian Science Monitor 1/1/09