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This Massey Energy impoundment near Whitesville, W. Va. Is permitted to hold nine billion gallons of coal waste sludge.

This Massey Energy impoundment near Whitesville, W. Va. Is permitted to hold nine billion gallons of coal waste sludge.

Legislative Update
 

Sludge in the news

Appalachia Rising: Join the Mobilization to Abolish Mountaintop Removal!   9/01

Hechler didn't win, but mountaintop removal should stay on agenda   8/29

John P. David: Water, water everywhere is a good thing   8/28

Researchers call for stronger monitoring of coal slurry injection   8/25

Massey Coal Slurry Trial Set for 2011 in Ohio County   8/21

W.Va. panel sets 2011 for Massey pollution case   8/20

Trial date, mediation set in Massey Energy coal slurry case   8/20

Study on coal slurry impact on groundwater inconclusive  8/18

Researchers still missing links between slurry, water and health  8/17

Mr. President, There is No Such Thing as Clean Coal  8/12

Lawsuit seeks testing of kids at Marsh Fork school  8/09

WVU researchers suggest coal slurry monitoring in wake of inconclusive health study   8/09

Coal Slurry Study Presented to Interim Legislative Committee   8/09

Vote to Help The Marsh Fork Elementary in the Coal River Valley   8/09

W.Va. needs to monitor coal slurry, lawmakers told  8/09

W.Va. needs to monitor coal slurry, lawmakers told  8/09

New Marsh Fork school closer to reality 8/07

WVU study can't declare coal slurry injection safe; Report: Absence of sufficient data implies need to learn 8/06

WVU study: Data gaps hinder efforts to figure out if coal-slurry injection is safe 8/05

WVU study can't declare coal slurry injection safe  8/05

Careful policy makers: oil issues have intricacies  8/04

Slurry Lawsuit In WVa Back On Track To Trial  7/28

Debate continues over how to dispose of coal slurry  7/27

“Massey has destroyed the wells and the water ” 7/27

Activists raise concerns about coal mine slurry injection in Illinois 7/19

Musician Kathy Mattea speaks on dangers of coal mining   7/10

Farewell to an Unlikely Hero   7/03

Senator Robert Byrd: An Appreciation   7/01

On Coal River: An Interview With Ed Wiley   6/30

Mingo coal slurry cases moved once again   6/18

Spill at base of valley fill on Clear Fork of Coal River   6/17

SBA agrees to provide remaining money for Marsh Fork school   6/15

More Money Needed   6/14

DEP, legislators await coal slurry health report   6/07

Mingo coal slurry cases moved to Jackson   6/03

Ansted water tests show regulated metals   5/24

Massey says prep plant nearing completion   5/13

A Study of Water Quality in Appalachia   5/01

Funds secured for new school   5/01

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