# INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC. (ICG, INC.) / ARCH COAL, INC. (NATIONAL CASE)
> **Judicial** · FY2013 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3400122917`
- **Case Number:** 04-2013-9003
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- ARCH COAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- HAWTHORNE COAL CO., INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- ICG BECKLEY, LLC (complaint) (settlement)
- ICG EAST KENTUCKY, LLC (complaint) (settlement)
- ICG EASTERN, LLC (complaint) (settlement)
- ICG KNOTT COUNTY, LLC (complaint) (settlement)
- ICG TYGART VALLEY, LLC (complaint) (settlement)
- INTERNATIONAL COAL GROUP, INC. (ICG, INC.) (complaint) (settlement)
- JULIANA MINING COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- KING KNOB COAL CO., INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- PATRIOT MINING COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- POWELL MOUNTAIN ENERGY, LLC (complaint) (settlement)
- THE SYCAMORE GROUP, LLC (complaint) (settlement)
- VINDEX ENERGY CORP. (complaint) (settlement)
- WHITE WOLF ENERGY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- WOLF RUN MINING CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

8/6/15- Arch Coal Subsidiaries to Make System-Wide Upgrades to Reduce Pollution Entering U.S. Waters

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that Arch Coal Inc., one of the nation?s largest coal companies, and 14 of its subsidiaries under the International Coal Group Inc. (ICG) have agreed to conduct comprehensive upgrades to their operations to ensure compliance with the Clean Water Act. The settlement resolves hundreds of Clean Water Act violations related to illegal discharges of pollutants at the companies? coal mines in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The states of West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania are co-plaintiffs in today?s settlement. The companies will also pay a $2 million civil penalty.

?Businesses have an obligation to ensure that their operations don?t threaten the communities they serve, especially those that are overburdened by or more vulnerable to pollution,? said Assistant Administrator Cynthia Giles for EPA?s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. ?This settlement will prevent future environmental and public health risks by making sure these companies comply with federal and state clean water laws.?

?This joint enforcement effort, with three states, has resulted in a settlement that will require changes that will benefit the health and environment of Appalachian communities for many years to come,? said Assistant Attorney Gen

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