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KY Proposes Settlement With Coal Company Over Water Pollution

By Erica Peterson
Published September 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM EDT

The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection is proposing a settlement with a coal company over thousands of alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in eastern Kentucky. The deal is among the highest the state has ever levied for pollution penalties, but environmental groups say it still falls short.

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