Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Recent News About Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
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Summary judgment awarded in lawsuit filed by four environmental agencies
The Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Beckley -
Reclaimed mountaintop mine sites still polluting, groups claim
HUNTINGTON – Three environmental groups have filed lawsuits against three owners of reclaimed mountaintop removal mining sites, claiming the sites are still discharging toxic pollutants. -
Environmental groups sue Bandmill Coal over alleged selenium discharge
HUNTINGTON - Three environmental groups are suing Bandmill Coal Corp. after they claim it has been discharging selenium into waterways. -
Environmental groups sue coal mining companies over pollution
HUNTINGTON – Three environmental groups have filed federal lawsuits against three coal companies, claiming the runoff from their mountaintop removal mining sites have polluted state waterways. -
Groups rally to protest 2010 Citizens United decision
Protestors of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling in front of a statute of the late U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd (picture from USAction.org). -
Patriot Coal modifies clean water settlement
HUNTINGTON – Patriot Coal and three of its subsidiaries are modifying a settlement reached with environmental groups over Clean Water Act allegations relating to surface mining. -
Fourth Circuit to hear case over key parts of W.Va. election ad laws
Johnston RICHMOND, Va. - A decision striking down key provisions of West Virginia election laws that attempt to regulate political ads by special interest groups will be heard by a federal appeals court in October. -
Massey subsidiaries to pay nearly $2 million to settle selenium suit
Chambers HUNTINGTON – Former Massey Energy subsidiaries will pay $1.8 million to an environmental law clinic at West Virginia University over four years to settle a suit claiming they contaminated streams with toxic element selenium. -
Environmental groups sue Argus over selenium
HUNTINGTON -- Three environmental groups are suing Argus Energy LLC, alleging the company has discharged and continues to discharge selenium, a pollutant considered toxic by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. -
Environment groups withdraw water pollution objections
Copenhaver CHARLESTON – Subsidiaries of the former Massey Energy made so much progress against water pollution that nature groups stopped resisting their agreement with federal regulators. -
Nature groups settle water quality case with Massey subsidiaries
Chambers HUNTINGTON – Nature groups and subsidiaries of the former Massey Energy settled a water quality dispute and called off trial before U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers. -
Nature groups must act fast to challenge water agreement
Copenhaver CHARLESTON – Nature groups can challenge a water quality agreement between Arch Coal and government regulators but they must do it quickly. -
Massey to sponsor nature preserve, pay $40K to settle claims
Copenhaver CHARLESTON – Massey Energy will sponsor a nature preserve and pay the United States $40,000, to settle claims that its mines discharged aluminum into public waters. -
Massey, Arch must pay selenium penalties, Chambers rules
Chambers HUNTINGTON – Massey Energy and Arch Coal mines have discharged selenium into streams in violation of water quality permits for a year and must pay civil penalties, U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers has ruled. -
Patriot Coal has its appeal dismissed
Chambers RICHMOND, Va. -– Patriot Coal owners decided not to resist U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers as he carries out a $45 million plan to clean water from their mines. -
EPA wants judge to deny surface mining injunction
CHARLESTON -- Lawyers for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged a federal judge last week to turn down a request from the National Mining Association for a preliminary injunction. -
Chambers finds Patriot Coal in contempt
Chambers HUNTINGTON – U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers suspects Patriot Coal deceived him about water treatment but he doesn't find Patriot in contempt on that suspicion. -
Patriot Coal appeals Chambers' order on permits
RICHMOND, Va. -– Patriot Coal subsidiaries have appealed an order from U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers of Huntington requiring a $45 million letter of credit to guarantee compliance with water quality permits. -
Massey water pollution suits should be separate, judge rules
Copenhaver CHARLESTON – Two water pollution suits against Massey Energy subsidiaries belong in two federal courts, U.S. District Judge Copenhaver decided on Oct. 1.
