Causes Does Joe Manchin know that build back better would extend vital aid for sick coal miners? The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is in danger of insolvency, which could affect industry veterans stricken with the disease.
Causes After nearly a decade of anxiety over pensions, coal miners see light at the end of the tunnel Union coal miners and retirees breathed a collective sigh of relief after the U.S. Senate passed a spending bill that includes support for miners' pensions, which had been at risk due to the coal industry's downturn.
Politics Ohio Valley lawmaker plans to halt Senate action over coal miners' benefits West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin pledged Wednesday to block all legislation until pensions and health benefits are secured for coal miners.
As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding
Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley
