Following a five-year legal battle regarding thousands of violations of the Clean Water Act, Appalachian Voices and our partners finalized a settlement with Frasure Creek Mining and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet in December.
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Historic Clean Water Act Settlement in KY
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Bringing Polluters to Justice — One Court Case at a Time
By Eric Chance and Erin Savage On Oct 1., Appalachian Voices and a coalition of citizens’ groups reached a historic settlement in a Kentucky case involving some of the most far-reaching and astonishing violations of the Clean Water Act in…
TAGS: Appalachian Voices Clean Water Act Frasure Creek Frasure Creek Mining and International Coal Group ICG Inc. International Coal Group Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Kentucky Litigation Kentucky Riverkeeper Water Pollution Waterkeeper Alliance
Appalachian Water Watch: Bringing Polluters to Justice, One Lawsuit at a Time
Appalachian Voices has joined the Sierra Club and Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards in filing suit against A & G Coal Corporation in Virginia. The suit, represented by the environmental law firm Appalachian Mountain Advocates, alleges that A & G has…
TAGS: A & G Coal Corporation Clean Water Act Frasure Creek Frasure Creek Mining and International Coal Group Selenium Sierra Club Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
