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        June 27, 2012 -
        
  
        The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington rejects Ken Cuccinelli's challenge to the EPA's finding that unregulated greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to human health and safety. Cuccinelli, who's running for governor, says he'll take the case to the Supreme Court.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        June 21, 2012 -
        
  
        From private prisons to immigration detention, we break down the numbers and companies in the industry.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        June 8, 2012 -
        
  
        Mountaintop removal activist Maria Gunnoe of West Virginia was questioned about child porn by U.S. Capitol Police after submitting a photo of a child bathing in mine-polluted water to a House committee chaired by a lawmaker who counts coal companies among his biggest contributors.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        June 6, 2012 -
        
  
        Conservative political activists connected to Wal-Mart and Amway are funding a campaign to funnel public money to religious and other private schools.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        May 31, 2012 -
        
  
        Big industrial polluters have been investing millions in lobbying and campaign contributions while seeking to weaken North Carolina standards governing health-damaging pollution. 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        May 24, 2012 -
        
  
        A report from North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections documents how companies with an interest in legalizing fracking in the state are investing heavily in legislators' campaigns. 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        May 11, 2012 -
        
  
        A by-the-numbers look at the groups and individuals who played key roles in financing the fight over North Carolina's Amendment One.