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Chronic environmental violator coal firms have $7M+ in delinquent DEP penalty debt
Energy and Environment

Chronic environmental violator coal firms have $7M+ in delinquent DEP penalty debt

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jan 16, 2026

Three coal companies that have chronically violated environmental laws, including one in the business empire of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., owe…

DEP tells feds to back off enforcement oversight of troubled Lexington, Justice mines
Energy and Environment

DEP tells feds to back off enforcement oversight of troubled Lexington, Justice mines

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jan 14, 2026

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is telling the feds to back off in their oversight of mine permits with long historie…

Lexington Coal's delinquent DEP fines rise past $4M as feds eye inspection takeover
Energy and Environment

Lexington Coal's delinquent DEP fines rise past $4M as feds eye inspection takeover

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Dec 16, 2025

With a long history of unpaid fines for wide-ranging environmental violations, one of the region’s most prominent coal companies has fallen in…

New liabilities for Justice include $8M+ federal tax debt notice, DEP fine demands
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New liabilities for Justice include $8M+ federal tax debt notice, DEP fine demands

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Feb 27, 2026

What do the federal government, the Big Sandy crayfish and a Wisconsin toymaking company have in common?

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Coal company in liquidation limbo has amassed six-figure delinquent DEP fine debt
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Coal company in liquidation limbo has amassed six-figure delinquent DEP fine debt

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Sep 10, 2025

A coal firm with a deep footprint in an ecologically vulnerable watershed and whose parent company recently moved to liquidate owes West Virgi…

DEP finds Justice coal company delinquent on string of mine environmental penalties
Energy and Environment

DEP finds Justice coal company delinquent on string of mine environmental penalties

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Feb 27, 2026

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued one of Sen. Jim Justice’s coal companies notices of 11 delinquent penaltie…

Trump admin plans rollback of rule letting citizens report coal mining concerns
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Trump admin plans rollback of rule letting citizens report coal mining concerns

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Nov 4, 2025

The Trump administration plans to roll back a rule West Virginia environmental advocates have used to report concerns about surface coal minin…

Justice coal firm owes $916K in delinquent DEP fines as he backs debt-adding megabill
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Justice coal firm owes $916K in delinquent DEP fines as he backs debt-adding megabill

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Feb 27, 2026

As he cast a critical vote Tuesday for deeply consequential legislation projected to cost lower-income West Virginians, the Mountain State’s j…

Delinquent penalties piling up for Justice coal company amid environmental violations
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Delinquent penalties piling up for Justice coal company amid environmental violations

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Feb 27, 2026

Delinquent penalties for environmental violations in Southern West Virginia are piling up for one of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice’s coal companies.

MSHA finds Boone County mine operator's safety failures caused fatal incident
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MSHA finds Boone County mine operator's safety failures caused fatal incident

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Nov 4, 2025

Safety failures allowed by a Boone County coal mine operator with a long history of safety and environmental violations caused a fatal mine ac…

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