Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. Marfork Coal Co.
ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20209 No(s). 5:12-1464 (S.D. W. Va. Aug 23, 2013) (Chambers, J.)
A district court held that a coal company discharged excessive amounts of selenium into the waters of West Virginia in violation of the CWA and SMCRA. The environmental group that filed suit against the company has standing, and it satisfied the statutes' 60-day notice requirements for citizen suits...