West Virginia coal mine pollution News

Environmentalists To Sue West Virginia Over Pollution At Greensdale Coals Site

A group of environmentalists said Tuesday it intended to sue West Virginia over evidence of pollutants running into waterways from a coal mine site. In a letter to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, the group alleges violations of …

West Virginia Town Residents Say Coal Dust Is Taking Their Breath Away

EUNICE, W.Va. — Eunice should have been Becky Rectenwald’s place to settle. The dust settled there instead. Rectenwald, 58, moved to the former Raleigh County mining town from Marmet nearly four years ago for cleaner air and a larger yard …

West Virginia Coal Industry Data Shows Mines Releasing Excessive Pollution

Several West Virginia coal mines, including some owned by the governor’s family, have released many times the allowable amounts of pollutants into nearby waterways in recent years without being penalized by regulators, according to environmental groups citing state data. The …