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Coal company owned by Sen. Jim Justice’s family faces court hearing over continued failure to clean up mines
In a federal court hearing regarding a motion to hold A&G Coal Company in contempt for violating a January 2023 consent decree, attorneys for the company argued that it doesn’t have enough money to meet the terms of the decree, including funding mine cleanup at three delinquent mines. But attorneys representing the conservation groups that brought the original lawsuit presented evidence that executives for companies owned by the family of West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice — including A&G — routinely move money between the companies as they feel is warranted.
Read MoreCoal company owned by U.S. Sen. Jim Justice faces contempt hearing for failure to meet cleanup obligations
A&G Coal Corporation is set to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m.
Read MoreA black water spill, precarious permits, a contempt hearing and a new Justice company enters the scene
West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice is the richest senator in the country, according to recent reporting that also highlights his substantial debts. In light of this news, we thought it appropriate to provide an update on our team’s continued work to deal with the ongoing impacts of his family’s coal empire, and their decades-long track record of environmental destruction.
Read MoreCoal company owned by U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, behind on clean-up deadlines and fines, faces contempt hearing on April 9
A&G Coal Corporation is scheduled to appear before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, in Abingdon, Virginia, on Wednesday, April 9, for a hearing concerning its failure to comply with the legally binding terms of a 2023 consent decree.
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