Legal Enviros sue feds over W. Va insolvent mine reclamation program
Sebastien Malo
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Steam rises from a pile of coal at a mine in Bishop, West Virginia, U.S., May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Environmental groups sued the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSMRE) in Huntington, West Virginia federal court for failing to determine whether the state should overhaul its surface mines reclamation program in light of the insolvency of various in-state coal mines.
In a complaint filed on Monday, the plaintiffs including the Sierra Club say that OSMRE is violating the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) because it has failed to decide whether West Virginia should revise rules tied to the cleanup of abandoned mines through reclamation, even as state regulators have admitted that the state could be more than $100 million short to reclaim 100 private non-producing coal mines it may have to help clean up.
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Meetings
Fayette County Farmland Protection Board â The Fayette County Farmland Protection Board will hold a regular meeting at the New Roots Community Farm at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18 for the transaction of board business. The public is cordially invited to attend.
Bridge Day Commission The Bridge Day Commission will meet at 1:30 p.m. in the county commission chambers at the Fayette County Courthouse on the following dates: May 19, June 16, July 21, Aug. 19 and Sept. 15. Bridge Day 2021 will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16. For more on Bridge Day, visit officialbridgeday.com.
Legal Aid Board Meeting Legal Aid of West Virginia (LAWV) will hold its quarterly board of directors meeting at 12 p.m. on Friday, May 21. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the board meeting will be held virtually. Board meetings are typically open to the public in person, so if you would like to attend this board meeting, please reach out to Amy Crawford at Legal Aid of WV by calling 304-343-3013
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