Big polluters freed from environmental oversight by stimulus

By Kristen Lombardi and John Solomon

In the name of job creation and clean energy, the Obama administration has doled out billions of dollars in stimulus money to some of the na

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Virginia":

"… ger, the 62-year-old teacher who lives about a mile from a DuPont plant in West Virginia, remembers the day when a one-page letter arrived at his home from the loc …"

"… came a lead plaintiff in the first of three class-action lawsuits filed by West Virginia, Ohio, and New Jersey residents alleging DuPont’s C8 had contaminate …"

Undercover feds able to easily obtain fraudulent e-passports

By John Solomon

A decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks brought to light the dangers of fake IDs, federal undercover agents are still able to easi

Excerpts from this story referencing "West Virginia":

"… nvestigators used a counterfeit Florida birth certificate and a fictitious West Virginia driver’s license, submitted contradictory information, and had a 62-year …"

"… orgia yet listed a mailing, permanent, and driver’s license address from West Virginia and phone number from the District of Columbia,” the investigator noted. …"

"… noted.“State also failed to identify the misspelling of the city in our West Virginia license and discrepancies with the zip code information on our passport ap …"

Multiple safety failures identified in chemical explosion

By Jim Morris

A new report on a 2008 explosion at a West Virginia pesticide factory offers a chilling account that raises questions about safeguards at th

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"… toring, supervision and equipment.” …"

"… s and young children.”A 2008 explosion at the Bayer CropScience plant in West Virginia killed two workers and could have caused the release of a chemical that ki …"

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25 years after Bhopal, U.S. plant still using same toxic chemical

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

Earlier this week, seven former executives of Union Carbide India Ltd. were convicted of “death by negligence” and sentenced to two-year jai

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"… e the same chemical -- methyl isocyante, or MIC -- at a pesticide plant in West Virginia.The Bayer CropScience plant in Institute, W.Va., is the last facility in t …"

"… upational Safety and Health Administration for the 2008 explosion.The same West Virginia plant has had a series of owners and a variety of other accidents over the …"

"… ning acutely toxic aldicarb oxide and four other chemicals leaked from the West Virginia plant, then owned by Union Carbide. The accident sent 135 people went to t …"

Quarter-century after Bhopal, a deadly chemical’s U.S. production to end

By Jim Morris

The last major U.S. producer of the chemical that killed thousands in Bhopal, India, 26 years ago – and was nearly released in a 2008 explos

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"… India, 26 years ago – and was nearly released in a 2008 explosion in West Virginia – is ceasing production of the compound. An announcement Tuesday b …"

"… An announcement Tuesday by Bayer CropScience, whose plant in Institute, West Virginia, stores 200,000 pounds of methyl isocyante (MIC), comes slightly more than …"

"… his story stated that Bayer CropScience stores 14,000 pounds of MIC at its West Virginia plant. In fact, it stores 200,000 pounds. The 2008 accident referenced in …"

Judge orders Quicken Loans to pay $2.7 million award in West Virginia fraud case

By Michael Hudson

A West Virginia judge has slapped online mortgage giant Quicken Loans Inc. with more than $2.7 million in punitive damages and legal costs a

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"… and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America – And Spawned a Global Crisis. …"

"… t even get to court -- if we discover it, we make things right.”In the West Virginia case, the judge last year found that Quicken had put 45-year-old Lourie Je …"

"… nces surrounding this scheme carried out by an unknown amount of people in West Virginia.” In the phone interview, Gilbert said he could not elaborate on the sch …"

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Claims of high-pressure sales, fraud at odds with Quicken Loans’ straight-shooting image

By Michael Hudson

Quicken Loans, the giant mortgage lender founded by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, goes on trial Tuesday in Detroit to face allegati

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"… nformation to push through bad deals.Last February, a state court judge in West Virginia found that Detroit-based Quicken had committed fraud against a homeowner b …"

"… y hurt a lot of people,” Jim Bordas, an attorney who sued Quicken in the West Virginia fraud case, contends.Quicken denies it mistreats workers or customers.In t …"

"… aud case, contends.Quicken denies it mistreats workers or customers.In the West Virginia case, the company said there was no fraud and that its mortgage lending pr …"

"… n loans, borrowers’ debt grows even as they make on-time payments.In the West Virginia fraud case decided last year, the judge found that Quicken had landed 45-y …"

Jury: Quicken Loans doesn't owe overtime pay to former employees

By Michael Hudson

A federal jury said today that online mortgage giant Quicken Loans doesn’t owe overtime pay to hundreds of former loan officers. ...

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"… le, has promised to appeal a $2.7 million verdict against the company by a West Virginia judge who ruled that the lender had had defrauded a borrower by misleading …"

Republican duo supported by energy industry seek to rein in EPA on coal ash

By Kristen Lombardi

Two recipients of congressional campaign dollars from the energy industry seek to stymie environmental protections on coal ash. Their method

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"… c and the environment from the hazards of coal ash.Reps. David McKinley of West Virginia and Cliff Stearns of Florida say they added the language because of concer …"

"… lighted the toll coal ash has taken on citizens in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia who live in the shadows of one of the nation’s largest coal ash ponds …"

"… wide.Spending Bill Moving Quickly Through HouseStearns and McKinley, whose West Virginia district includes towns surrounding Little Blue, attached separate languag …"

A public with lots to tell EPA about coal ash

By Kristen Lombardi

Diane Hofner had a banner full of pictures and a six-minute power point presentation to display what she calls “unsupervised” pollution — bl

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"… some heavy metals. However, long-term monitoring near [minefill] sites in West Virginia has indicated that heavy metals in the ash are not leaching into surface w …"

"… n a particularly vulnerable economic state." — Gary Hilgar, of Kingwood, West Virginia, a geologist who works for the coal industry and who says the practice of …"

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