Coal-Waste Impoundment Database Offers Journalists a Tool

July 1, 2009–A cooperative effort of federal and state agencies, coal companies, and environmental groups, the database lists coal-waste impoundments in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

WV Reporter Uses FOIA To Probe Drilling Waste

May 20, 2009–Billy Wolfe, of the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram, learns more about the chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing fluid used by gas-drilling companies.

Cash for Clunkers Legislation Rolls Closer

April 29, 2009–Two competing bills before Congress would pay people to scrap old, inefficient vehicles. But some say the proposed legislation is not as green as it looks and other factors need to be taken into consideration.

Digital Drop-Dead Date May Create Recycling Nightmare

January 7, 2009–On February 17, 2009, all full-power broadcast US television stations will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital. So, many old TVs are now creating e-waste challenges as they're relegated to landfills and recycling centers.

Judge Rules Sandia Landfill Pollution Can't Be Secret

October 22, 2008–A new ruling by a New Mexico state district judge requires that a report on groundwater pollution from a mixed-waste landfill at Sandia National Laboratories be made public.

Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court

October 15, 2008–US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.

Single Stream: Is Simpler Recycling Better Recycling?

September 17, 2008–For the last couple of years, more and more cities throughout North America have been switching to "single stream" recycling programs (SSR).

Center For Public Integrity Gets SPJ Prize For Superfund Probe

July 17, 2008–The Center for Public Integrity gets an award most journalists would envy -- for its Superfund expose.

NYC May Outlaw Environmental Monitoring By Citizens

January 16, 2008–The New York City Council is considering a bill that would make it illegal for a citizen to test - without police permission - the environment for toxic or pathogenic conditions.

Industry and Enviros Still Polarized on Mining Waste Rule

September 12, 2007–The US Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is trying once again to establish a rule updating its regulation of coal mining waste placement.