The Justice Department on Wednesday sued West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, with a filing that said his 13 mining companies 'violated their legal obligations' by failing to pay penalties and fines.The civil legal action comes as Justice mounts a Senate campaign against West Virginia Sen. , one of the most influential members of the chamber who provided critical support to President 's Reduction Act.According to the 128 page filing, Justice's mining companies 'failed to pay uncontested penalties assessed for their uncontested violations,' after having been cited with more than 130 violations totaling $5 million in civil penalties by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement at the U.S. Interior Department.
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