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Coal company dirtied water, state says let public pay clean up

Op-Ed: Ned Pillersdorf
March 27, 2013
Lexington Herald-Leader

After being found responsible for damaging the water supply for about 50 families in Letcher County, Sapphire Coal agreed to provide a permanent source of water within two years. Now, five years later, Sapphire and the Beshear administration  have decided to pretend the orders don't exist. The community is still without a permanent source of water that is safe to drink.

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