Wednesday, a judge approved a settlement between Warrior Met Coal and the Black Warrior Riverkeeper regarding a coal slurry impoundment at a mine near Brookwood in Tuscaloosa County. "Impoundments ...

The slurry burst through the bottom of the Martin County Coal Corp.'s 68-acre holding pond early on Oct. 11, 2000, sending the goo washing through an underground mine and into two creeks.

In all, there are 596 coal slurry impoundments in 21 states. West Virginia has 114, more than any other state, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.

There are 596 coal slurry impoundments in 21 states, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, of which the largest number, 114, are in West Virginia. Advertisement.

Warrior Met Coal in Tuscaloosa County, one of the leading producers of metallurgical coal in the United States, will pay $250,000 as part of a settlement agreement to fix a coal slurry impoundment ...

That’s when he noticed discharge coming out of Slurry Impoundment No. 14, and it was clear to Brooke the issue stemmed from coal. “We’ve been monitoring coal mines for 20 years,” Brooke said.

Because of the failure, Massey has studied its other slurry ponds, or impoundments, and hired outside experts to prevent another sludge release, company spokesman Jeff Gillenwater said.

As a result, finer coal is often discarded to slurry impoundments. There are hundreds of sludge impoundments in the U.S., mostly in Appalachia, creating environmental and safety concerns, said Yoon.

In all, there are 596 coal slurry impoundments in 21 states. West Virginia has 114, more than any other state, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.

With a driver and his bulldozer missing in a thick, dark lake of coal slurry, a mine safety expert and critic of the coal industry says regulators are ignoring stricter construction standards that ...

In all, there are 596 coal slurry impoundments in 21 states. West Virginia has 114, more than any other state, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With a driver and his bulldozer missing in a thick, dark lake of coal slurry, a mine safety expert and critic of the coal industry says regulators are ignoring stricter ...