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July 3, 2012 - Out of the tragedy of the 2010 BP oil disaster we could soon see new opportunities emerge thanks to the passage of a federal law directing fines back to the region.

June 26, 2012 - A Washington Post investigation finds that members of Congress are trading stock in companies they have the power to influence. That's perfectly legal under current law and ethics rules -- but should it be?

November 11, 2011 - A gusher of political cash is flowing into Congress from the natural gas industry to fight regulation of the environmentally risky drilling method known as "fracking."

November 3, 2011 - Soon after the EPA released new data showing the hazards of coal ash ponds, a massive bluff built of coal ash collapsed into Lake Michigan. So why are lawmakers still fighting strict federal oversight of coal ash?

September 29, 2011 - At the same time Planned Parenthood faces a sweeping probe by House Republicans, states have passed an unprecedented number of laws seeking to restrict women's access to legal abortions.

September 27, 2011 - Organized by postal workers' unions, the events are calling on Congress to pass a bill ending a pre-payment mandate for retiree health benefits that's pushing the agency into the red while threatening tens of thousands of public-sector jobs.

September 23, 2011 - As the number of Americans suffering from hunger reaches record levels, federal lawmakers take aim at funding for the WIC program, which feeds some of the most vulnerable among us.