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WV groups urge shutdown of Monongahela coal haul road
Advocates want federal regulators to shut down what they say is an illegal coal haul road in West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest. South Fork Coal Company obtained a state mining permit in ...
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered West Virginia Species From Coal Hauling
“The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has a 55-year history of ... “It is deeply disappointing that the Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service have enabled South Fork Coal Company's ...
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West Virginia suspends permit for coal mine tied to Justice family
State regulators pulled a permit for a surface mine tied to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice’s family, citing a string of ongoing, unaddressed violations. A coal mine in West Virginia ...
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Reclaiming and Revitalizing Resources in West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields
The demand for clean water in McDowell County is but one element of a groundswell of community-based activism to reclaim and ...
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Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Candy Darter From West Virginia Coal Hauling
WASHINGTON— Conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for failing to protect streams in the Cherry River watershed from the harmful effects of coal hauling in the ... program director of ...
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White Forest Resources files for Chapter 11
West Virginia-based coal mining company White Forest Resources filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, ...