Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Coal Operation Fined $410K
KENTUCKY...
Kentucky natural resources officials have fined a subsidiary of Alliance Coal $410,000 for mining land not covered by a permit issued last year.
The fine against Warrior Coal LLC is over an underground mine in Webster County.
Rusty Ashcraft, manager of environmental affairs and permitting for Alliance, said the company will appeal the fine to a cabinet hearing, as it has the citations.
Central to the issue is a state policy that allows mining where at least two-thirds of the property owners have given a coal operator legal authorization. The policy allows mining to begin, but only on land for which permission has been given.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:39 PM 
