4th Circ. Upholds W.Va.'s Win In Coal Mine Cleanup Suit

By Gina Kim ( April 15, 2024, 5:35 PM EDT) -- The Fourth Circuit on Monday affirmed a West Virginia federal court's order ending developers' allegations that the state's environmental regulators' reclamation efforts at an old coal mining site constituted illegal dumping, finding the lower court correctly concluded the efforts are exempt from regulations prohibiting open dumps....

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