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Coal mining company forced to pay $20 million in fines for over 4,600 Clean Water Act permit violations

January 19, 2008 – 4:30 am

EarthJustice January 17, 2008 Washington, D.C. — In an agreement announced today, Massey Energy will pay $20 million in fines levied against them by the U.S. EPA for thousands of Clean Water Act permit violations associated with their mining operations. The agreement comes after the federal government found that Massey illegally dumped coal slurry waste, [...]

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Court Refuses To Re-hear Kensington Mine Decision

November 7, 2007 – 3:58 am

Clean Water Act preserved as Ninth Circuit protects lake from mine tailings November 2, 2007 EarthJustice Lower Slate Lake, AK photo: Irene Alexakos San Francisco, CA — An Alaskan lake and the federal Clean Water Act remained intact this week after the Ninth Circuit Court refused to reconsider a scheme to dump mine tailings into [...]

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