Sierra Club: Settlement Forces Coal Mine to Decrease Water Pollutants & Partially Fund Preservation Along TugRiver Trail
December 04, 2020
December 04, 2020
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 3:
Today, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC), Appalachian Voices, and the Sierra Club filed a settlement with Bluestone Coal Company that will hold the company responsible for releasing illegal levels of toxic selenium pollution into the Tug River from its Red Fox coal mine located in McDowell County, West Virginia. The settlement compels Bl . . .
Today, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC), Appalachian Voices, and the Sierra Club filed a settlement with Bluestone Coal Company that will hold the company responsible for releasing illegal levels of toxic selenium pollution into the Tug River from its Red Fox coal mine located in McDowell County, West Virginia. The settlement compels Bl . . .