Coal giant
Massey Energy has reversed its previous position and will provide $1 million to help build a new Marsh Fork Elementary School in West Virginia. In October we
reported Massey's refusal to provide any money to help build a new school after local officials announced they planned to move students from the current location,
right, which sits in the shadows of a huge Massey slurry impoundment and tipple. Environmental group
Coal River Mountain Watch has pledged $10,000, and the Raleigh County School District has asked the state for $6.6 million to finance the rest of the project,
Davin White of
The Charleston Gazette reports.In a letter announcing the gift, Massey CEO Don Blankenship cited the school's age and location in the floodplain as reason for the move. (
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(Photo by Vivan Stockman, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition)
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