Judge Blocks Clean Water Act Permit for Mountaintop Removal Mine on Coal River Mountain

NAOMA, West Virginia — Today, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia ruled in favor of Coal River Mountain Watch, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Appalachian Voices, and Sierra Club, blocking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to grant a Clean Water ... [continued] The post Judge Blocks Clean Water Act Permit for Mountaintop Removal Mine on Coal River Mountain appeared first on CleanTechnica.