December 08, 2021
A Virginia federal court has ordered Southern Coal Corp. and three of its affiliates to pay $2.58 million in penalties after determining that the companies can't "end run" their obligations under a past consent decree by letting their water quality permits lapse.
May 13, 2021
The federal government, Alabama, and Tennessee slammed Southern Coal Corp.'s attempt to avoid a $3.2 million penalty for failing to keep water quality permits up to date, arguing the company knew the consequences of not honoring commitments made in a prior deal.
March 11, 2021
The federal government told a Virginia federal court Thursday that Southern Coal Corp. and affiliated entities have repeatedly failed to comply with environmental laws despite entering into an agreement to do so years ago and have not paid a roughly $3.2 million penalty they owe.
September 30, 2016
A coal company and its affiliates have agreed to pay about $5 million to upgrade their operations to prevent future discharges of pollution from their mines, to settle the federal government's Clean Water Act claims, regulators said Friday.