Article: Judge denies contempt motion in selenium case

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A federal judge has declined to hold Apogee Coal Co. in contempt of court for continuing to stall the cleanup of selenium pollution from a mountaintop removal mine in Logan County.

U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers turned down the contempt motion filed against Apogee by lawyers for the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy.

But Chambers also indicated he is running out of patience with Apogee, and would not be happy if the Patriot Coal subsidiary does not live up to its promises to comply with previous court orders.

"Thus far the court has been ...

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