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WCHS-TV Eyewitness New: Boone County (West Virginia) Residents Sue Coal Companies – in 3 parts

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Watch this insightful piece from WCHS-TV Eyewitness New. From the WCHS-TV Website:

“More than 200 people living in Prenter Hollow in Boone County are suing nine coal companies, claiming toxic coal slurry has seeped into their private water wells making some of them sick, even killing some of their neighbors. The coal companies adamantly deny the charges. ”

Here are links to the other parts:
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/091007_47.shtml
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/091008_53.shtml

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