Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Environmentalists Sue Massey
WEST VIRGINIA....
The Sierra Club, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Coal River Mountain Watch, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy have sued five Massey Energy Co. subsidiaries, Elk Run Coal Co., Independence Coal Co., Marfork Coal Co., Peerless Eagle Coal Co. and Power Mountain Coal Co. The suit says the five subsidiaries have dumped toxic aluminum into waterways from as many as 16 mines in West Virginia. The environmental groups claim Massey companies racked up 3,307 days of permit violations from April 2008 through December 2009 through 255 illegal discharges.
The Sierra Club, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Coal River Mountain Watch, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy have sued five Massey Energy Co. subsidiaries, Elk Run Coal Co., Independence Coal Co., Marfork Coal Co., Peerless Eagle Coal Co. and Power Mountain Coal Co. The suit says the five subsidiaries have dumped toxic aluminum into waterways from as many as 16 mines in West Virginia. The environmental groups claim Massey companies racked up 3,307 days of permit violations from April 2008 through December 2009 through 255 illegal discharges.
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