Mine Reclamation

Judge Holds Lexington Coal In Contempt Over Mine Pollution

Chambers ordered Lexington Coal to pay a $50,000 fine and to establish a $100,000 fund for the purpose of complying with the court’s orders and set December deadlines for both.

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Groups Seek Contempt Order On Justice-Owned Coal Company

The Sierra Club, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards and Appalachian Voices say A&G Coal Company has violated an agreement to reclaim three coal mines in Southwest Virginia.

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State To Receive $140 Million From Interior For Abandoned Mines

The U.S. Department of the Interior is making $140 million in AML funds available to West Virginia, the most of any state but Pennsylvania.

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Revitalization Of Communities Is EPA's Focus In State, Ortiz Says

Adam Ortiz, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator for Region 3, says the EPA has invested half a billion dollars in West Virginia during the Biden presidency.

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