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Posts Tagged ‘Georgia’

A PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY- No. 9: The 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster

By Jamie Goodman | February 21, 2012 | 8

By Jeff Deal Ninety-nine Americans were working in the No. 9 coal mine just north of Farmington, W.Va., on the morning of Nov. 20, 1968 — but only 21 would return safely to loved ones and the light of day. And of the 78 individuals that died from the coal mine explosion, or by suffocation…

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Wright Bros, Georgia DOT Fined $1.5 Million for Clean Water Violations

By Jamie Goodman | February 21, 2012 | 0

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice will require Wright Brothers Construction Co. and the Georgia Department of Transportation to pay $1.5 million in fines for violations of the Clean Water Act between 2004 and 2007. One of the largest fines ever assesed under the CWA, the complaint states that Wright…

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