In 1997, it received 68 citations from the state Division of Environmental Protection for dust-related violations. Arch also employed a person to oversee dust monitoring who was either incompetent or dishonest. Terah Burdette testified at one mine board hearing that most materials found in dust samples were mold and pollen that didn't come from the mine. Later, she admitted in a deposition that the company monitoring data did not prove that. In addition, it was revealed in her testimony that she had underestimated the amount of dust in samples by a factor of 10 because she did not realize there are 1,000 micrograms in a milligram, not 100 - a mistake that shouldn't be made by any competent person in that field.
Arch talks a good game about being a good neighbor.
But apparently its executives think the best neighbor is no neighbor at all. Write a letter to the editor.