Dispute in Pennsylvania town highlights EPA's coal ash dilemma

By Amy Biegelsen

It was a windy Friday morning last December when Gary Kuklish stepped out of the post office in the tiny coal town of LaBelle, PA, looked do

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"… equipment to test the air on Smith and Markish’s property. Katy Gresh, a spokesperson for Pennsylvania’s DEP, says “the company is in compliance and we cont …"

The Murtha Method

By The Center for Public Integrity

For months, a cloud has swirled around Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee,

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"… r the company to build diesel hybrid-electric utility vehicles. A Navistar spokesperson denied that the company was even involved in “this sort of network,” a …"

Part I: Moscow's open, revolving door for big tobacco

By Roman Anin

Moscow's open, revolving door for big tobacco

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"… ltimately decides the fate of excise taxes on tobacco. Asked to comment, a spokesperson for the foundation referred ICIJ to a link listing programs sponsored by P …"

"… ters, and activities such as hair-styling classes for school children. The spokesperson referred questions about the donation to the tobacco company. Sergey Chern …"

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Mapiripan: A shortcut to hell

By María Cristina Caballero

BOGOTA, July 28, 1997 — A paramilitary incursion from July 14 to 20 this year by private armed groups that combat guerrilla forces has made

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"… ven, such aid could not be transferred and would have to be transferred. A spokesperson from McCaffrey’s office confirmed that if there were credible evidence o …"

Longwall coal mine companies push to “downgrade” stream pollution controls

By Kristen Lombardi

Much has been made about the Bush administration’s 11th hour repeal of a key rule meant to keep coal-slurry waste out of Appalachian streams

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"… undermines the purpose of the classification system.Tom Hoffman, a Consol spokesperson, previously said he doesn’t view the two reclassification petitions as a …"

Rep. Rahall champions new fed oversight, but opposed it in 2000

By Kristen Lombardi

The lack of federal regulation for coal ash has become something of a Congressional cause célèbre since that disastrous late December coal a

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"… tory programs are sufficient.”Why the seeming change of heart?Rahall’s spokesperson, Allyson Groff, told PaperTrail she was not familiar with the letters, but …"

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Tracking lobbying giant PMA’s former clients

By Nick Schwellenbach

To say that Washington is a town built on relationships is an understatement. A recent example: In the wake of the embattled lobbying firm P

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"… phone calls and an e-mail request for comment. However, Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for PMA, told the National Journal, "It seems like clients are making thei …"

Review launched on payments Army made to KBR over auditor objections

By Nick Schwellenbach

Controversial charges by contractor KBR for work done in Iraq are getting new scrutiny from the Pentagon, PaperTrail has learned....

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"… e handled by the Department of Defense."Darryn James, a Defense Department spokesperson, acknowledged that the Pentagon IG had initiated an audit into the issue, …"

"… til that audit is complete, it would be inappropriate to discuss it.”KBR spokesperson Heather Browne said the firm “remains committed to providing high-qualit …"

Update: No-bid contractor has deep ties to Ridge

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2005 — Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has close personal and political connections to a tiny Pennsylvani

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"… elped secure $2 million in financing for the project.Michelle Petrovich, a spokesperson for DHS, said, “There is absolutely no connection between former Secreta …"

Defining the "fundamentals of the American economy"

By Kat Aaron

On September 15 — the day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, Merrill Lynch was purchased by Bank of America, and AIG faltered

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"… erTrail called the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. A spokesperson chuckled when asked whether BLS tracked the “fundamentals of the America …"

"… statistic or set of statistics called “fundamentals of the economy.” A spokesperson suggested looking at the Gross Domestic Product data, which BEA compiles, …"

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