After a marathon mediation session that ended just before dawn today, mining company Massey Energy settled a 7-year-old lawsuit with hundreds of southern West Virginia...
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Massey Energy settles 7-year-old W. Va. coal slurry case
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Verizon turns to national lab for energy efficiency
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House Republicans approved legislation Monday to force the Obama administration to make a decision in the coming months on a controversial proposed pipeline project that...
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