BIG STONE GAP, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A coal mining company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family has reached a settlement with environment groups over the reclamation of its former sites.
BIG STONE GAP, Va. (Legal Newsline) A Virginia mining company is facing a lawsuit from the Sierra Club and others over its alleged failure to perform reclamation work at its former mining sites.
One of Gov. Jim Justice’s family coal companies has agreed to finish reclaiming three Virginia mine sites that environmental groups say are years behind in complying with past reclamation agreements.
"Environmental groups announced Thursday they had reached a settlement with A&G Coal Corporation, a business owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family, over the cleanup of three coal mines in Virginia’s Wise County."
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