Formal Petition Alleges Commonwealth Systematically Fails to Comply with Clean Water Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2014. Citizens groups filed a formal petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this morning alleging that Virginia and its Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) has systematically failed to comply with the requirements of the Clean Water Act since 2011. Specifically, the groups, including Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards and Appalachian Mountain Advocates, focused…
