The Coalfield Uprising
Jeff Biggers : West Virginia
Appalachian activists are gaining ground in a campaign to ban mountaintop removal mining.
Pollution
2009
2007
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A Bronx Tale
From Providence to Los Angeles and even the Bronx, urban rivers that were polluted and even paved over are being restored.
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Religious Leaders Challenge a Polluter
Sara Shipley Hiles : Environment
A delegation of church leaders traveled to the US, calling on corporate mogul Ira Rennert to clean up the smelters that are poisoning the children of Peru.
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Mutiny for the Bounty
We can't survive without oceans, but you wouldn't know that from the way we treat them.
2005
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An E-Cycling Nightmare
E-cycling used computers to the Third World may sound idealistic, but in reality it's just a new way to dump toxic waste.
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Toxic Recycling
Elizabeth Grossman : Jails & Prisons
Recycling electronics using US prison labor is a booming business, with a captive workforce paid pennies per hour for dangerous work that is largely unregulated. The human and environmental consequences of negligent handling and disposal of electronic waste are considerable.
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Asbestos Liability Scam
William Johnson & Kate Levin : Congress
The Senate will soon consider the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act (FAIR) that is anything but for the workers whose health has been impaired by asbestos. It's a move by major corporations to significantly reduce their liability.
2004
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Whatever It Takes
Ashley Shelby : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability
Exxon has used the legal system to avoid paying damages for the Valdez spill.
2000
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