coal http://wfpl.org en Coal Company, West Virginia Newspaper Reach Settlement in Libel Suit http://wfpl.org/post/coal-company-west-virginia-newspaper-reach-settlement-libel-suit <p>A lawsuit filed against a West Virginia newspaper by a coal company has been resolved.</p><p>Murray Energy CEO Bob Murray sued the Charleston Gazette and reporter Ken Ward Jr. for a blog post where Ward mentioned Murray subsidiary Genwal Resources’ role in the 2007 Crandall Canyon mine disaster and Murray subsidiary Ohio Valley Coal Company’s more recent violations of the Clean Water Act.&nbsp; <a href="http://wfpl.org/post/murray-energy-sues-wv-newspaper-reporter-libel" target="_blank">As I reported back in August: </a></p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:17:56 +0000 Erica Peterson 2226 at http://wfpl.org