September 14, 2012
A West Virginia federal judge on Thursday refused to grant an injunction pending appeal in a suit challenging a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mountaintop removal permit issued to Highland Mining Co., finding that the environmental groups that brought the suit are not likely to win on appeal.
August 10, 2012
A West Virginia federal judge on Friday dismissed the remaining two claims in a suit brought by environmental groups challenging a mountaintop removal permit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued to Highland Mining Co., saying the Corps fully examined the environmental impacts, in compliance with federal laws.
May 01, 2012
A West Virginia federal judge on Tuesday dismissed one of two challenges issued by a trio of environmental organizations to block a mountaintop removal permit granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, throwing out claims the Corps failed to provide proper public notice.
October 13, 2011
Three environmental groups on Wednesday asked a West Virginia federal judge to extend a temporary restraining order barring former Massey Energy Co. unit Highland Mining Co. from burying more than two miles of streams for its new surface coal mine, citing new evidence of negative health impacts.
March 09, 2011
A federal judge in West Virginia slapped Massey Energy Co. unit Highland Mining Co. with a temporary restraining order Wednesday barring the company from continuing to bury more than two miles of Appalachian streams for its new surface coal mine.