Patriot Coal is the second largest coal-mining company east of the Mississippi River. While headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, 8 of its 10 active complexes are located in West Virginia. Patriot Coal claims to
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How Dangerous is MCHM?
On January 9, 2014, roughly 10,000 gallons of a chemical known as methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) leaked into the Elk River, leaving 300,000 people in West Virginia without drinking water. The contaminant leaked out of a
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