Record fine proposed for coal mining operations – Yahoo News

Alpha Natural Resources Inc., the nation’s third-largest coal supplier, will pay a $27.5 million fine and spend $200 million to reduce illegal toxic discharges from 79 mines and 25 coal processing facilities in West Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky.

Record fine proposed for coal mining operations – Yahoo News.

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Tomblin: Chemical storage bill gives DEP ‘tools’  – News – The Charleston Gazette – West Virginia News and Sports –

Tomblin: Chemical storage bill gives DEP ‘tools’  – News – The Charleston Gazette – West Virginia News and Sports –. by Ken Ward The (West Virginia) Rivers Coalition said that the Legislature should mandate that the DEP inspect all facilities that hold water pollution permits, and should immediately inspect the most critical sites…….

Action Alert - Bill to Weaken Water Quality in Senate

WV Rivers Coalition Releases Water Protection Recommendations – WVRivers

WV Rivers Coalition Releases Water Protection Recommendations – WVRivers.

Lessons Learned and Needed Reforms

The West Virginia Rivers Coalition (WVRC) released an independent report to the Governor and State Legislature outlining specific policy recommendations the group says are necessary to protect water sources and prevent future chemical spills like the Freedom Industries incident that affected 300,000 residents of nine counties. Download the full report here.  Click here to Help support the West Virginia Rivers Coalition’s efforts to adopt common sense clean water regulation and regulation enforcement in West Virgina.