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Kentucky residents sue mining companies for "worsening flooding"

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2011 | 2:35 pm Europe 

Dozens of south-eastern Kentucky residents have filed a lawsuit contending improper surface mining practices disrupted natural drainage and made area flooding worse in June, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.  The lawsuit says several companies were cited numerous times before the flood...

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