Catherine Edmiston PHOTO BY PATRICK YEAGLE An 11-year legal battle over a coal mine 40 miles south of Springfield continues as one woman claims the Illinois Department of Natural Resources didn’t follow its own rules. The case questions how coal mines clean up their mining sites, but the plaintiffs say they’re fighting against a system […]
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Attorney general questions Macoupin mine permit
While one of the state’s largest coal-mining companies prepares to go public, state regulators are examining whether one of the company’s mines near Carlinville has a proper pollution permit. St. Louis-based Foresight Energy plans to raise $300 million though an initial stock offering, the company announced last month. But regulators are raising questions about a […]
