Posts Tagged ‘Kentucky Litigation’
Citizens Object to State of Kentucky’s Backroom Deal With Coal Company
Resources Citizens’ Objection Letter Agreed Order Click for full-sized image Appalachian Voices * Kentuckians For The Commonwealth * Kentucky Riverkeeper * Waterkeeper Alliance Contact: • Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, eric@appvoices.org • Ted Withrow, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, 606-782-0998, tfwithrow@windstream.net • Pat Banks, Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-200-7442, kyriverkeeper@eku.edu • Peter Harrison, Waterkeeper Alliance, 828-582-0422, pharrison@waterkeeper.org Frankfort,…
Read MoreBringing Polluters to Justice — One Court Case at a Time
By Eric Chance and Erin Savage On Oct 1., Appalachian Voices and a coalition of citizens’ groups reached a historic settlement in a Kentucky case involving some of the most far-reaching and astonishing violations of the Clean Water Act in its 40-year history. The agreement between the citizens’ groups, International Coal Group, Inc., and the…
Read MoreGroups Challenge Public’s Exclusion From Secret Negotiations
An agreement negotiated in secret between the Beshear administration and a major polluter in eastern Kentucky does little to protect the public or prevent future violations, claimed several groups representing Kentucky citizens who use water polluted by the company’s coal mining operations.
The citizens’ groups filed a petition in Franklin Circuit Court on Thursday asking that the agreement between Nally & Hamilton Enterprises and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet be vacated on the grounds that there is “no factual evidence in the record, much less substantial evidence, [that] supports a finding that the Agreed Order is a fair resolution of Nally’s thousands of [Clean Water Act] violations, or that it will be an effective deterrent of future violations.”
Read MoreKentucky Coal Company Falsifies More Water Monitoring Data, Advocates Allege
Coalition To Sue Mining Company In Latest Revelation of a Pattern of Violations – – – – – – – – – – – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Contacts: Donna Lisenby, Appalachian Voices, 704-277-6055, donna@appvoices.org Suzanne Struglinski, NRDC, 202-289-2387, sstruglinski@nrdc.org Suzanne Tallichet, KFTC, 606-776-7970, suetallichet@windstream.net Pat Banks, Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-622-3065, kyriverkeeper@eku.edu Heath…
Read MoreKentucky Coal Company Falsifies Water Monitoring Data, Advocates Allege
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Kentucky Coal Company Falsifies Water Monitoring Data, Advocates Allege Coalition To Sue Mining Company In Latest Revelation of Lax Enforcement by Kentucky Officials – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –…
Read MoreClean Water Advocates Seek to Intervene in Kentucky’s Settlement with Polluter Coal Companies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Falsified Monitoring Data in Violation of Federal Law Among the Groups’ Claims ————————————————————– CONTACTS Donna Lisenby for Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500 Pat Banks for Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-622-3065 Ted Withrow for Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, 606-784-6885 Nicole Summer and Heath Fradkoff for Waterkeeper Alliance, 212-576-2700 ————————————————————– Eastern Kentucky, December 14, 2010 – A coalition…
Read MoreAV’s Riverkeeper Initiates Case Against Kentucky Coal Companies
Coalition Files NOIS Over Claims of Falsified Monitoring Data Appalachian Voices’ Upper Watauga Riverkeeper team assembled a lineup of heavy-hitting environmental groups in October to file suit against three Kentucky mining companies for violating the Clean Water Act. A coalition including Appalachian Voices, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, Kentucky Riverkeeper and Waterkeeper Alliance filed a sixty…
Read MoreClean Water Advocates Bring Legal Action Against KY Coal Companies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2010 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Contacts: Donna Lisenby for Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500 Pat Banks for Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-622-3065 Ted Withrow for Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, 606-784-6885 Karl S. Coplan…
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