Lab official admits faking coal water quality reports - See more at: ▻http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20141009/GZ01/141009217/1419
Raleigh County man pleaded guilty Thursday to repeatedly faking compliant water quality standards for coal companies, in a case that raises questions about the self-reporting system state and federal regulators use as a central tool to judge if the mining industry is following pollution limits.