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West Virginia approves more coal mining in area residents say is already contaminated
- In 2023, dirty mine water flooded James Christian's yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia.
- The state is responsible for cleaning up the mine and the damage it caused through a program that has historically been underfunded.
- The community claims the creek is contaminated by the mine water, despite the Department of Environmental Protection's findings.
- Last month, the Department of Environmental Protection approved Brooks Run South Mining, LLC's request to expand its underground Marianna Slope Mine in Indian Creek.
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West Virginia approves more coal mining in area residents say is already contaminated
West Virginia mining regulators have approved the expansion of a coal mine in an area that residents say is already contaminated by a bankrupted coal mine.
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