A major new scientific report offers a road map for how countries can limit global warming, but warns that the margin for error is vanishingly small.
Tag: Coal
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From an Alabama Coal Mine Strike to an Amazon Warehouse
The strike at an Alabama coal mine is one of the longest in U.S. history. To make ends meet, some striking miners have picked up work at an Amazon warehouse. It’s the same warehouse where workers are trying to unionize.
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Overlooked No More: Elizabeth Hayes, Coal Town Doctor Who Fought for Miners
“Dr. Betty” led 350 miners on a strike in Pennsylvania in 1945 demanding that the mining company that owned their town improve horridly unsanitary conditions.
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Senator Joe Manchin’s Conflict of Interest
How the West Virginia lawmaker intervened on behalf of a coal plant, and earned millions along the way.
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Desperate for Cash, Afghans Toil in Mines That Are Deadlier Than Ever
Faced with life-threatening hunger, thousands labor in the coal mines of Baghlan. But safety measures that the former government once provided are gone.