Coal Report
The Coal Report
Compiled by Jamie Goodman WVDEP Required to Obtain Discharge Permits According to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is required to obtain permits to discharge pollutants at abandoned coal mines. The decision upholds a ruling by a U.S. District court which faulted the DEP for violating the Clean…
Read MoreOld Dominion Postpones Seeking Air Permits for Proposed VA Power Plant
By Sandra Diaz Wise Energy for Virginia coalition, a coalition of several environmental organizations whose mission is help secure a clean energy future for Virginia, has recently seen progress in their campaign to stop construction of a new coal-fired power plant in the Hampton Roads area proposed by Old Dominion Electric Co-op (ODEC). ODEC recently…
Read MoreBlasting Begins on Coal River Mountain
By Julie Johnson On Oct. 24, Massey Energy began blasting on Coal River Mountain, a ridgeline that has become symbolic in the nationwide campaign to end mountaintop removal coal mining. This West Virginia mountain is home to the highest peaks ever slated for mountaintop removal in the state. The state’s Department of Environmental Protection has…
Read MoreTensions Continue to Grow Over Mountaintop Removal Mining
By Sandra Diaz From civil disobedience with ever-increasing fines to public-hearings-turned-shouting-matches, the tension between mountaintop removal factions has turned explosive. Fines for acts of civil disobedience in actions opposing mountaintop removal have been increasing, but the additional costs have not stopped the protests. On Sept. 9, four protesters, along with a journalist covering the event,…
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