West Virginia slurry pollution News

Mediation Fails, West Virginia Slurry Pollution Case Going to Trial

Mediation has failed to settle a lawsuit by hundreds of Boone County residents who blame coal companies for contaminating their water supplies. Attorney Roger Decanio said this week that the case against Massey Energy and four subsidiaries is headed for …

Judge Combines West Virginia Slurry Pollution Cases

The claims of hundreds of Boone County residents who blame coal companies for contaminating their water supplies will be heard in a single trial, a judge ruled last week. Circuit Judge William Thompson issued an order consolidating 155 individual medical …