Lexington Coal Held in Contempt for Third Time for Continuing to Violate Federal Court Order to Stop Polluting West VIrginia Streams
November 07, 2024
November 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
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 into nea . . .
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 into nea . . .