+Coal | January 13, 2011

Mining: The EPA Vetoes a Mountaintop Removal Mine—and Industry Opponents Fire Back

By Bryan Walsh

In a decision that could have a major impact on both the mining industry and the Obama Administration’s relationship with conservatives, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it was vetoing the largest single mountaintop mining removal permit in West Virginia history. In using its authority under the Clean Water Act to block approval [...]

+Politics | November 1, 2010

Politics: What’s at Stake for Environmentalists at the Midterm Elections

By Bryan Walsh

So there seems to be an election coming up tomorrow—or at least that’s what I can tell from all of the writers and editors scurrying around TIME HQ this morning, trying to make sure John Boehner’s deep orange tint doesn’t throw off the visual balance of the next issue. The sad truth for environmentalists—or “climate [...]