Environmental Law

More on West Virginia
According to CNN:Logan County - Clinton 84%, Obama 11%Mercer County - Clinton 72%, Obama 21%Mingo County - Clinton 88%, Obama 8%Raleigh County - Clinton 66%, Obama 26%All that seems about what you'd guess based on Buchanan and Tazewell counties in Virginia.

Envirtonment - More on coal ash; costs of coal-gasification
Coal ash. James Bruggers of the Louisville Courier Journal has a report today that begins:Coal ash ponds at several power...

Dombrowski: 5th Amend. Right Not "Clearly Established" for Prior Conviction Admissions
In Dombrowski v. Mingo, No. 05-13140 (Oct. 3, 2008), the Court affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief to a Florida inmate, who claimed that a Florida state judge violated his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination when, without warning Mingo of the consequences, he asked Mingo to admit, for purposes of enhancing his sentence as a Florida "habitual offender," that he had several prior felony convictions...

Unqualified right to jury trial: KNIGHT V. HAZARD COAL CORP. (COA 9/5/2008)
KNIGHT V. HAZARD COAL CORP. CIVIL: Right to jury trial is unqualified 2007-CA-001712 TO BE PUBLISHED: REVERSING AND REMANDING PANEL: DIXON PRESIDING; LAMBERT, STUMBO CONCUR PERRY COUNTY DATE RENDERED: 9/5/2008 Appellants appeal from the Perry Circuit Court?s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment in this dispute over the use of a coal haul road...

New Trial for Alton Logan
For followers of the Alton Logan story (here and here), a judge has ordered that Mr. Logan receive a new trial.

Coal is Here to Stay. Really.
In case there was any doubt, coal is not going anywhere as an energy source for the foreseeable future. Today it was reported that Peabody Energy, the American coal company, is inching closer to acquiring Australia's Macarthur Coal with a...

TVA Coal Ash
Class Action Seeks $5 Million in Damages

Philip Morris
Loses Appeal, Will Pay Millions

Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict
Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict