Water Quality
Citizens rights again upheld
Trying a new judge, Frasure Creek Mining was back in court this week trying to keep citizens from learning the truth about its Clean Water Act violations and related deal with state officials.
Beshear working to shield companies, block citizens
The Beshear administration will spend public funds to make sure that the same people who provided those tax dollars don't get a say in how well they are used to enforce the law.
Officials not revealing all charges against coal companies
State officials are resisting requests that it post on its website documents detailing violations by ICG (International Coal Group) and Frasure Creek Mining related to enforcement action against those companies.
20,000 Clean Water Act violations?
Three eastern Kentucky coal companies may have committed more than 20,000 Clean Water Act violations over the past few years, KFTC and several other groups announced this morning during a telephone press conference.
Cambrian Coal permit to pollute challenged
KFTC, the Sierra Club and the Appalachian Citizens Law Center have joined outdoor enthusiasts and paddlers to challenge a mining permit granted in April to Cambrian Coal that allows the company to add to the pollution levels in
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