Sep 5th, 2007 · The controversial program aimed at catching terrorists has been discontinued by the Homeland Security Department while it was still in the testing phase after investigators found it did not meet required privacy safeguards and was too difficult to use.
Apr 4th, 2007 · Pittsburgh-based Consol Energy is trying to recruit a new generation of coal miners. The company's $3 million advertising campaign makes the point that miners help the nation keep the lights on.
May 23rd, 2006 · Numerous reports allege that the National Security Agency may have been collecting telephone traffic information on millions of Americans. What could the NSA possibly hope to learn from such a mountain of data? As NPR's Larry Abramson reports, experts in data-mining are aiming their increasingly sensitive tools at just this kind of complex information, in the hopes of predicting when the risk of terrorist threats is the highest.
Feb 7th, 2006 · In Colorado, some lawmakers want the companies who are drilling under private properties to compensate the homeowners. Residents bought land and built homes without realizing that they didn't own the mineral rights beneath them. From Aspen Public Radio, Kirk Siegler reports.
Feb 3rd, 2006 · Coal miners around the country are being asked to review safety procedures Monday. The move comes after a series of accidents in West Virginia that killed 16 coal miners. As energy prices have soared, more coal mines have reopened in Appalachia, including some of the mines involved in the accidents.
Feb 3rd, 2006 · Gov. Joe Manchin has called for a temporary halt to coal mining in West Virginia after the deaths of 16 men in four accidents since Jan. 2. Manchin wants mining to cease until safety checks can be conducted. The deadliest incident was at the Sago mine, where 12 men died.
Feb 2nd, 2006 · West Virginia's coal mines are expected to temporarily shut down for safety reviews. West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin called for the halt in production after two miners were killed in separate incidents Wednesday. The state has seen 16 mine-related deaths since January. Anna Sale of West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports.
Feb 1st, 2006 · West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin orders a temporary halt to coal mining in the state after two more mine workers die in separate accidents. A total of 16 miners have died on the job in West Virginia since Jan. 2. Manchin called on all coal companies to cease production until safety checks can be conducted.