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West Virginia governor's coal companies to pay $5M in fines

by Associated Press
| April 1, 2020 4:03 PM

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Billionaire West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's coal companies have agreed to pay more than $5 million for thousands of mine safety violations, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

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