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Mary Ellen Kustin

A coal miner works next to a drill in an underground coal mine roughly 40-inches-high, in Welch, W. Va. CREDIT: AP Photo/David Goldman

Trump allows coal companies to take taxpayers for a ride, opens up mining on public lands

Mary Ellen Kustin Mar 28, 2017
The 2015 regulations required more disclosure of what, exactly, fracking companies are putting in the water. CREDIT: AP Photo//Sue Ogrocki

Trump took the first steps to make it easier for frackers to pollute on public lands

Mary Ellen Kustin Mar 17, 2017
Former Sec. of Interior Sally Jewell. CREDIT: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File

Congress has killed an Obama-era rule that gave communities more input on public lands

Mary Ellen Kustin Mar 7, 2017
A coal train in the Powder River Basin. CREDIT: FLICKR USER HUDDLESTON

Big Coal Just Saw One Of Its Favorite Loopholes Closed

Mary Ellen Kustin Jul 6, 2016
In this April 4, 2013 photo, coal is loaded onto hopper cars at the Spring Creek Mine near Decker, Mont. At least 30 applications from companies seeking to mine hundreds of millions of tons of coal face suspension as the government reviews its sales of the fuel from public lands, U.S. officials disclosed Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) CREDIT: AP PHOTO/MATTHEW BROWN

Three Things To Know About Obama’s Overhaul Of The Federal Coal Program

Mary Ellen Kustin, Jenny Rowland Jun 24, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally, Monday, June 6, 2016, in Lynwood, Calif. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/JOHN LOCHER

Where The Remaining Presidential Candidates Stand On Public Lands

Mary Ellen Kustin, Jenny Rowland Jun 7, 2016
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