Massey Energy's Brush Fork Coal Sludge Impoundment

Massey Energy's Brush Fork Coal Sludge Impoundment

Whitesville, West Virginia - An Aerial View Of Massey Energy's Brushy Fork Coal Sludge Impoundement, Which Stores Up To Eight Billion Gallons Of Waste Behind A 900-Foot High Earthen Dam. Environmentalists Are Concerned About Toxic Chemicals Stored In The Impoundment And About The Danger Of The Dam Failing, Which Could Send A 40-Foot High Tidal Wave Of Sludge Through Downstream Communities.

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  • Media ID : 2049398
  • License : Commercial
  • Copyright : © Jim West Photography/Hosiho
  • Date Created : 04-21-2010
  • Location : Whitesville, West Virginia, Usa
  • Model Release : No
  • Property Release : No
  • Photo size 20,4 Mpx
  • Size : 3744x5438 px
    (12,5x18,1 in / 31,7x46,0 cm @ 300 ppi)
  • File size : 15.3 Mo