Environmental groups have asked a federal court to hold one of Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies in contempt.
The Sierra Club, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards and Appalachian Voices say A&G Coal Company has violated an agreement to reclaim three coal mines in southwest Virginia.
Further, the groups say Roanoke-based A&G has mined coal at two of the sites, in violation of a January 2023 consent decree in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia…