West Virginia Highlands Conservancy v. Huffman

One of two complaints challenging acid mine discharges in West Virginia that have not been permitted by the state or federal government.

Public Justice filed two complaints challenging acid mine discharges in West Virginia that have not been permitted by the state or federal government under the Clean Water Act. The district court in one case found the state liable for unpermitted discharges at 18 sites and ordered the state to obtain the required discharge permits within one year. Representing the WVHC and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, co-counsel in the case are Public Justice’s Jim Hecker and Joe Lovett of the Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment in Lewisburg, WV.

Public Justice filed two complaints challenging acid mine discharges in West Virginia that have not been permitted by the state or federal government under the Clean Water Act. The district court in one case found the state liable for unpermitted discharges at 18 sites and ordered the state to obtain the required discharge permits within one year. Representing the WVHC and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, co-counsel in the case are Public Justice’s Jim Hecker and Joe Lovett of the Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment in Lewisburg, WV.