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Wyoming County residents say a coal mine contaminated their creek. State regulators just approved more mining.
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Mountain State Spotlight
Indian Creek continues to run black and green, and sometimes the water has white streaks or slimy film.
The state agency also secured an additional $1.9 million from the bankrupt coal company to put toward the clean up of the mine.
“I have lived on Indian Creek the majority of my life, and I have never in all these years ever seen Indian Creek waters in the condition that they are in now,” West said.
Under the revised permit, the mine could discharge into several other waterways within Indian Creek.
But those assurances haven’t eased the community’s worries or the lack of confidence in the state agency.
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