International Coal Group (ICG) has settled a lawsuit charging it with widespread water pollution in eastern Kentucky for $575,000. The case alleges that ICG violated the Clean Water Act thousands of times. The money will be used to abate "straight-pipe" sewage discharges and to study the pollution effects of surface mining. Bill Estep reports in the Lexington Herald-Leader, Coal Company Would Pay $575,000 In Water-Quality Reporting Lawsuit.
