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Hundreds arrested at White House in XL pipeline protest
March 5, 2014In a dramatic sign of growing opposition to construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, 398 students were arrested March 2 after they chained themselves to the White House fence.
Read moreAfter gas explosion, Chevron offers victims free pizza
February 28, 2014The Chevron-owned fracking well shot flames into the air with a powerful boom, starting a fire that burned intensely for four days afterward before it was extinguished.
Read moreWhy Missouri’s assisted healthcare system is sick
February 27, 2014I've witnessed healthcare workers in a suffocating environment that is dubious from start to finish.
Read moreACA needs “patients and subscribers” movement
February 20, 2014In West Virginia, we have some of the shortest life spans, highest poverty rates, oldest median ages, worst educational investments, and most dangerous work environments in the country.
Read moreWest Virginia hit by another chemical spill
February 14, 2014About 108,000 gallons of waste from a coal processing facility leaked into a tributary of the Kanawha River on Feb. 11, polluting 6 miles of Fields Creek. The waste includes all manner of toxic chemicals and...
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