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June 10, 2009

West Virginia State Court OKs Coal Silo Near School
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In West Virginia, the state Supreme Court has ruled the coal giant
Massey Energy can proceed with controversial plans for a new coal silo
near an elementary school. Opponents had challenged the plant over
whether its construction site exceeds the company’s mining boundary. But
on Tuesday, the state Justices ruled mining sites are defined by their
on-site boundaries, not the maps used in their public permits. The
proposed coal silo would be built less than a football field away from
the Marsh Fork Elementary school.



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