GOP House Speaker Ryan plan would trash labor, consumer regulations
Ryan's 57-page document is part of a Republican agenda he's putting forward as a platform before the GOP National Convention.
Today in eco-history: Deadly Texas City disaster
On April 16, 1947, a fire broke out aboard a freighter igniting approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate (a compound used to make dynamite) in the ship's hold. Texas City exploded.
Mine workers: Federal mine safety agency's deficiencies helped lead to fatal disaster
Mine Workers Pres. Cecil Roberts adds the agency was also victim of lack of funds and mis-directed priorities imposed by the GOP Bush government in the years before the blast.
Labor Dept.sends message to bosses: shape up
President Obama plans to beef up workplace regulations.
Americans for Finance Reform takes aim at big finance
Americans for Finance Reform is making it clear that curbing the power of the nation's finance industry will help boost the economy more than focusing on deficits.
