A recent report shows that the federal government and 30 states reduced funding for environmental agencies from 2008 to 2018.
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State Environmental Agencies See Cuts to Funding, Staffing
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Investigation Finds Fraud in Black Lung Cases
By Kimber Ray A year-long investigation revealed evidence this fall that the coal industry has supported fraudulent practices in order to block workers’ compensation claims for black lung disease. According to the investigation conducted by The Center for Public Integrity…
TAGS: Alabama Black Lung Center for Public Integrity Coal Coal Ash Duke Energy Environmental Integrity Project Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Crud: Appalachia plays host to yet another environmental disaster
Story by Bill Kovarik At first, when a 55-foot wall of coal fly ash sludge broke loose from an earthen dam early Dec. 22 near Kingston, TN, the nation barely paid attention. Initial reports from the Associated Press said there…
TAGS: Appalachian State University Appalachian Voices Clean Air Task Force Coal Coal Ash EarthJustice Environmental Integrity Project fly ash sludge Tom Kilgore TVA United Mountain Defense
