Pentagon balks at report about rare earth metal reliance on China

By Laurel Adams

Pentagon owes Congress a report on China's dominance of the rare earth minerals market and implications for US

Community coated in black mist — until citizens fought back

By Ronnie Greene and Howard Berkes

Regulators stymied unless they could witness 'fugitive' emissions

Excerpts from this story referencing "Carbon":

"… of the Ponca Tribe of Indians living nearest the plant, blamed Continental Carbon Co., manufacturer of Carbon black, a product used in tires, rubber and pla …"

"… to see source of ‘fugitive’ dustTo this day, Houston-based Continental Carbon, Ponca City’s third largest employer, denies it caused most of the pollu …"

"… the plant operation are immediately addressed,” Dennis Hetu, Continental Carbon’s recently appointed president, said in an interview.State regulato …"

"… mount of time and resources investigating complaints regarding Continental Carbon, as reflected in our records,” Skylar McElhaney, a spokeswoman for the a …"