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

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, [...]