January 04, 2017
The Fourth Circuit in a precedential decision issued Wednesday upheld a lower court's conclusion that a Consol Energy Inc. coal mining unit had flouted the Clean Water Act by polluting a stream near one of its West Virginia facilities and needed to take corrective measures.
December 23, 2015
Environmental groups on Wednesday sought $380,000 in attorneys' fees from a Consol Energy Inc. coal mining unit that was found liable for polluting a stream near one of its West Virginia facilities, which a judge said "profoundly reduced" aquatic life abundance and species diversity.
January 28, 2015
A West Virginia federal judge on Tuesday found a Consol Energy Inc. coal mining unit liable for damages stemming from the pollution of a nearby stream, which he said "profoundly reduced" aquatic life abundance and species diversity.
September 30, 2014
A West Virginia federal judge denied a pretrial win to Fola Coal Co. LLC on Tuesday in a suit brought by environmental groups claiming its pollutant discharges violated the Clean Water Act and other laws, finding that increased electrical conductivity in polluted water can indicate alkaline contamination.
July 30, 2014
A West Virginia federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss a lawsuit accusing Fola Coal Co. LLC of discharging pollutants from surface mines into federal waters, finding the environmental plaintiffs have proven harm by the alleged acts.
March 14, 2013
Environmental groups on Wednesday sued three coal companies in West Virginia, claiming they are discharging pollutants from surface mines into federal waters in violation of the Clean Water Act and the Surface Mining and Control Reclamation Act.