W.Va. Federal Judge Won’t Reconsider Dismissal Of Coal Mining Pollution Claims

Mealey's (May 17, 2023, 9:07 AM EDT) -- HUNGTINGTON, W.Va. — In denying a motion for reconsideration, a West Virginia federal judge upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) claims brought against the head of the state’s environmental protection agency for the alleged contamination of a property where coal mining previously occurred....