2000-2004 Archive: Coal Sludge Impoundments in the News

12-13-04 Chemical Companies Targeted in Suits; Marshall County Case Represents Plaintiffs Seeking Medical Monitoring Costs
11-21-04 Coal River’s namesake root of problem, some say; Cleanup efforts focus elsewhere
11-9-04 Massey agrees to suspension of permit; Coal company will not shut down
11-8-04 Massey subsidiary, state DEP settle Supreme Court case
10-26-04 Massey to go before Supreme Court; Energy plant fighting permit suspension ordered by DEP because of violations
5-1-04 Sludge Slinging  -- click here for printable pdf
2-13-04 Massey could face fines of up to $40 million; Lawsuit cites water pollution limits
8-28-04 Massey CEO seeks donations for McGraw opponent
4-8-04 DEP files more suits against Massey
3-16-04 W.Va.'s high court upholds crackdown on Massey for spills
1-27-04 Massey Spill sends blackwater into Logan stream
1-9-04 UMW, other activists, to leaflet neighbors about coal dam
12-13-03 Proposed state park threatened Virginia coal waste spill rolling down Levisa Fork
10-28-03 DEP takes Massey to court over repeated spills
4-29-03 Massey slurry spills in Logan; Company blames worn-out pipe
1-14-03 Coal giant wants end to punishment; Reimbursements, fines, shut downs hurt, Massey says
12-17-02 Massey companies agree to fines of $200,000 for pollution releases
10-20-02 Massey subsidiary has history of problems; Repeated violations date back to purchase of Logan sites in '98
9-26-02 Massey subsidiaries to plead guilty
8-31-02
8-15-02
4-23-02 State suspends permits for 3 Massey operations
2-15-02
??-2002 Massey Energy: WV’s own
12-7-01 Massey's record near worst, inspectors say
8-24-01
6-20-01 Plant spill sends polluted water into Boone County stream, DEP says
6-20-01 Plant spill upsets local residents
6-20-01 Polluted water flows into Boone stream
4-18-01 Some residents flee high water; Storms knock out power to thousands
10-26-00 Industries to bill coal firm for losses in sludge spill
10-24-00 Towns take precautions with water
10-21-00 Ashland officials prepare for worst; Swimming pools eyed for emergency water
10-17-00 Patton declares emergency over coal-slurry spill; Pollution causes water shortages in 10 counties

 

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Coal River Mountain Watch

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Concerned Citizens in Mingo County