Coal firms owned by family of West Virginia governor sued over unpaid penalties - WTOP News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : The lawsuit filed Tuesday says that over the past five years, the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement cited the companies for more than 130 violations and issued more than 500 cessation orders.

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