September 10, 2026
The federal government and Ohio have decided to settle their more than 15-year legal battle over the state's authorization of coal mining near a federal dam and reservoir.
April 30, 2013
An Ohio federal judge on Monday declined to dismiss a coal company's tortious interference counterclaim in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. accusing the the state of Ohio of reneging on a 1948 land agreement by allowing the company to mine beneath a flood-control reservoir.
March 14, 2012
Following a breakdown in settlement talks, a federal judge on Wednesday reopened the U.S. government's suit accusing Ohio of reneging on a 1948 land agreement by allowing coal mining beneath a flood control reservoir.
May 13, 2011
A federal judge on Thursday rejected the U.S. government's bid for a temporary restraining order in a suit accusing Ohio of reneging on a 1948 land agreement by allowing a local company to mine for coal beneath a flood control reservoir.
May 05, 2011
The U.S. government sued Ohio and a local coal company Wednesday for allegedly breaking a deal more than 60 years old that barred coal mining near a flood control reservoir.