West Virginia mine selenium discharges spark suits

摘要

Environmental groups are targeting Appalachian coal producers for exceeding selenium discharge limits at several West Virginia operations, sparking law suits and resulting in multi-million dollar fines. Most recently, Arch Coal said it reached a 2mn dollars civil settlement with environmental groups for exceeding selenium limits at five discharge points in West Virginia, one of which is an active mine. The remaining are inactive or reclaimed mining sites.