Ohio Valley Envtl. Coalition v. Apogee Coal Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20032
No(s). 3:07-413 (S.D. W. Va. Jan 24, 2008)

A district court denied motions to dismiss an environmental group's lawsuit against two mining operations for discharging selenium in excess of what was allowed under their Clean Water Act (CWA) permits. The environmental group sufficiently stated a claim under the CWA. Contrary to the mining compan...