Consent Decree Orders W.Va. Agency To Create Plans For Pollution In Waterways

( November 20, 2024, 9:31 AM EST) -- HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge in West Virginia has approved a consent decree between three environmental advocacy groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) that sets a timeline for the state agency to complete plans to address levels of ionic toxicity pollution in 11 water bodies in the Lower Guyandotte River watershed following years of Clean Water Act (CWA) violations....