Articles by Philip Bump

Philip Bump wrote about the news for Gristmill. He now writes for The Atlantic Wire.

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Another Massey executive will go to jail for his role in the Upper Big Branch explosion

Former mine superintendent Gary May told a worker to deactivate an alarm shortly before the blast.

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Marcellus, N.Y., namesake of the Marcellus shale formation, bans fracking

A unanimous town board vote means that the namesake for the shale formation will never allow it to be fracked.

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Keystone will be even worse for the climate than you thought, says futile new report

Petroleum coke, a byproduct of the tar-sands process, is worse for the climate than coal, says a report that's not likely to change anyone's mind.

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Guess which North American country produces the most garbage. Wrong!

We suspect that this factoid won't make it into tourism brochures.

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