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Environmental groups sue coal firms over water pollution in West Virginia
The Sierra Club West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Ono Valley Environmental Council sue Elk Run Coal Co and Alex Energy in Charleston federal court. The filing alleges headwater streams in Laurel Creek Twentymile Creek Mudlick Stelling forks and Robinson Fork are polluted with sulfate and dissolved solids in violation of the Clean Water Act. The groups say regulators have failed to address the issue and cite a prior cleanup settlement with Fola Coal Co.
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Sierra Club
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Ono Valley Environmental Council
Elk Run Coal Co
Alex Energy
Laurel Creek
Twentymile Creek
Elk Run
White Castle No. 1
Mudlick
Stelling Forks
Alex
Robinson North Surface
Robinson Fork