“The Company just received notice of a potential lawsuit and is currently reviewing the allegations. On first review, the data and conclusions in the notice appear to be significantly incorrect. The Company’s compliance rate is well above 99%.
“The threatened suit is but another attempt by out of state extremists to attack the coal industry, which works hard to provide domestic energy and domestic jobs. The Company is evaluating its legal options with respect to the inaccurate statements from these groups.”
These statements were released following a notice of intent to sue by several environmental groups for what they claim are more than 12,000 violations of pollution laws.
The Sierra Club joined several West Virginia environmental groups on Monday to state that they had given Massey Energy Co. a notice that gives the company 60 days to reach a settlement or face a lawsuit.
The environmental groups claim Massey has further violated clean water and pollution laws that has already cost Massey a $20 million settlement with the EPA just two years ago.
"Remarkably, Massey's violations have grown more frequent after the settlement with the EPA," the groups wrote in a notice of intent to sue sent to the company.
Why don't the protesters and out of state environmentalists help with constructive ideas to better run coal. I assure you that the answer isn't paying money to line the pockets of the Sierra Club