Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Recent News About Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
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Patriot Coal must deliver letter of credit to Chambers
HUNTINGTON –- Patriot Coal companies must deliver a $45 million letter of credit to U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers to guarantee their compliance with water quality permits. -
Another expert excluded from Sierra Club case
HUNTINGTON – Sierra Club science fell short at a trial over water pollution from coal mines, leaving government in control rather than nature groups. -
Trials planned over selenium discharges at Patriot mines
HUNTINGTON – U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers planned to hold two trials and a hearing on water pollution claims against Patriot Coal this Monday, Aug. 9. -
Federal agreement doesn't protect Massey from citizen suits, groups say
CHARLESTON -– Massey Energy's clean water agreement with the government doesn't protect it from citizen suits, nature groups argue in federal court. -
Massey wants Copenhaver on two water pollution suits
CHARLESTON – Facing two water pollution claims before federal judges John Copenhaver and Robert Chambers, Massey Energy wants Copenhaver to take charge of both. -
Massey seeks to dismiss water pollution suit
CHARLESTON – Private citizens can sue to enforce the national Clean Water Act only when government regulators fail to enforce it, Massey Energy argues in federal court. -
Massey faces water suit
Massey CEO Don Blankenship CHARLESTON - Four environmental groups are suing five subsidiaries of Massey Energy, the company that owns the Raleigh County mine where 29 miners recently lost their lives, over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. -
Endangered species: West Virginia workers
In the late 1960s, a bumper sticker appeared offering this sage advice: "If you hate the police -- next time you need help, call a hippie." -
Consol blames environmental lawsuits for layoffs
DeIuliss CHARLESTON – Consol Energy's announcement of nearly 500 impending layoffs likely will result in a long and troubling domino effect. -
Coal industry gets boost from appeals court ruling
RICHMOND -- In a blow to environmentalists and a huge victory for the coal mining industry, a federal appeals court recently overturned a lower court's ruling that called for more extensive environmental review of mountaintop removal sites. -
Coal company files complaint against non-profits
CHARLESTON - A coal company has filed a federal complaint against three non-profit organizations, asking the court to rule on the validity of a permit it has been issued that would allow it to operate a surface mine. -
Group wants injunction over election advertising
Toriseva CHARLESTON - A Virginia-based Center for Individual Freedom is seeking a temporary injunction which would allow the group to run political advertising without disclosing who paid for the ad or how much was spent. -
Letter to the Editor: Some UMWA members also members of OVEC
In a June 18 issue of The West Virginia Record, we noticed two strange bedfellows -- Steve Roberts and Kenny Perdue -- writing together in an all out attack on the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition. -
Singular mission: Economic cornerstone of W.Va. under attack
Roberts CHARLESTON -- West Virginia's economy is under attack. This attack is being focused on the state's coal industry, which supports nearly one-fourth of West Virginia's economy, pays nearly $1 billion in annual direct wages and provides hundreds of millions in dollars in state and local taxes.