Appalachian Voices: Lexington Coal Held in Contempt for Third Time for Continuing to Violate Federal Court Order to Stop Polluting West Virginia Streams
November 08, 2024
November 08, 2024
BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024:
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held Lexington Coal Company in contempt for the third time for the company's ongoing refusal to address the environmental damage caused by its coal mining operations in Appalachia.
For years, Lexington Coal Company has discharged toxic pollutants like selenium and other ions . . .
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held Lexington Coal Company in contempt for the third time for the company's ongoing refusal to address the environmental damage caused by its coal mining operations in Appalachia.
For years, Lexington Coal Company has discharged toxic pollutants like selenium and other ions . . .