Deaths at Texas DuPont plant cry for better safety regulations
In November, four workers died and one was injured at a chemical plant in La Porte, Texas after the release of a hazardous chemical.
RNs to join actions in NYC, Oakland, LA in call for action to stem climate crisis
Nurses around the nation will be on hand in New York to join with environmental, labor, health, and community activists in this action to stem the worsening climate crisis.
Series exposing conspiracy to deny black lung benefits wins award
A coal industry conspiracy to deny black lung benefits to tens of thousands of coal miners has won the Heywood Broun Award from The Newspaper Guild.
Today in eco-history: Dirty coal killed 45 Virginians
It became the worst disaster in the country in 1938 and one of the worst coal mining disasters in Virginia history.
Galveston Bay: The biggest oil disaster you're not hearing about
Though smaller than the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010, when it omes to the amount of spillage the incident may grow, with everything and everyone from wildlife to workers currently paying the price.
Today in eco-history: Civilian Conservation Corps created
The CCC planted nearly three billion trees across the country, constructed more than 800 parks, updated fire fighting methods for forested areas, built dams, and built public roadways.
Loss of life in Harlem the price paid for crumbling infrastructure
It's no coincidence that the collapsed buildings were served by a 127 year-old gas main; those in the labor movement are feeling the unfortunate burden of vindication.
Utility workers ask W. Va. officials to strictly regulate area water firm
The Utility Workers, who represent West Virginia American Water workers, want officials to strictly regulate the water firm and keep a beady eye on its staffing levels.
Workers hit with radioactive water as Fukushima disaster continues
As fresh horrors in the global Fukushima disaster continue to unfold, nuclear plant workers are the latest victims.
Energy giants hold workers hostage as environmental time bomb ticks away
Oil and coal companies are using their already powerful leverage with brutal disregard for working people and the environment.
