"… not just the ground below but the communities above it. …"

"… stered on billboards, newspapers, even diner placemats. It reads: “Coal, Pennsylvania’s #1 Fuel for Electricity. Now Clean and Green.” Those last words …"

"… w motion.”Northern Appalachia represents that epicenter. In southwestern Pennsylvania, six of the country’s top 25 longwall mines snake below 138,743 acres of …"

"… many operations—or as many citizens living above them—as southwestern Pennsylvania.This project examines social and environmental impacts of longwall’s ful …"

"… Americans for Limited Government Foundation, a charitable organization in Illinois that says it “is committed to promoting individual liberty, free markets …"

"… ame from a single donor: the LEAD Foundation, a charitable organization in Illinois that says it’s dedicated to “the ultimate purpose of improving the aca …"

"… ax returns for 2004, both foundations listed the same address in Glenview, Illinois. The ALG Foundation has since moved to Chicago; the LEAD Foundation, renam …"

"… ate Action, a tax-exempt organization that in 2004 was located at the same Illinois address as the ALG Foundation and the LEAD Foundation. Rich is the preside …"

"… ons of dollars even after its authority to do business had been revoked by Illinois authorities.The tax-exempt organization, Americans for Limited Government, …"

"… ctivity came during a period when it had no legal standing to operate from Illinois, the Center for Public Integrity has learned.Illinois Secretary of State J …"

"… ding to operate from Illinois, the Center for Public Integrity has learned.Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White revoked the nonprofit’s certificate of au …"

"… til September 22.“Upon the issuance of the certificate of revocation,” Illinois law says, “the authority of the corporation to conduct affairs in this s …"

"… s, and they can be applied — or misapplied — in any number of ways. In Illinois, any document or record in which “opinions are expressed” can be exemp …"

"… uffered the biggest drop.Among the states that received failing grades are Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota. The number of F's r …"

"… aving for college.If the charges were true, the U.S. Senate candidate from Illinois must have been a real creep. But they were bogus. Giannoulias, the Democra …"

"… ngs, FirstEnergy, GenOn, PPL and Southern Company. They are based in Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.The report uses 2011 emissions …"

"… onal Leadership Fund, launched an ad blitz in September targeting races in Illinois, Minnesota and California, places that were key to retaining a Republican …"

"… extract all your teeth,” said Jenny Hayes, the former office manager in Illinois. “They were made to stop in the manager’s office and sit down for an i …"

"… t each day. Heather Haynes, who managed an Aspen Dental office in Joliet, Illinois, said that office managers who didn’t hit their targets consistently wer …"

"… m individuals. …"

"… tification for raising or even eliminating campaign contribution limits.In Illinois, for example, the legislature voted last month to repeal limits on corpora …"

"… ed. Nineteen of the 24 states passed laws to require better disclosure.The Illinois bill, introduced by House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, …"

"… ty Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, expands an existing loophole in Illinois’ campaign finance law.In May, the bill passed the state House 30-26 and …"