Talk:Martin County coal slurry spill

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Edits to the Page[edit]

Hello, I made a few minor edits to this page in order to enhance and update the information. I added some updated information regarding the Environmental Protection Agency and the efforts they have made in order to clean up the coal slurry spill and prevent it from occurring again. I have also added updated information regarding the current water quality in Martin County. There has been more information added regarding the Mine Safety Health Administration's efforts to prevent this from occurring in the future. I explained a few of these efforts as well. I added these things simply to enhance the article and update information. I have made sure to cite my sources and add references to the bottom of the page. --Emilyhymes (talk) 17:15, 25 April 2019 (UTC) Emily Hymes[reply]

Article Issues[edit]

1. Article Title: POV - About 90% of primary news sources label this as the "Martin County SLURRY Spill". Throughout the article the word "slurry" has been replaced with "sludge". Although this might benefit the author's agenda, it adds no value to the readability and informative value of the article.

2. No sources

3. Factually incorrect statements.

4. The inclusion of video sale link, promotion of video, etc. leads one to believe the discussion of 'sludge" from #1 is used to self promote the mentioned video. PeterWesco (talk) 03:42, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Original concerns are mostly addressed. Article improvements will resolve remaining concerns over the coming weeks. PeterWesco (talk) 16:27, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was Moved (non-admin closure). -- Trevj (talk) 11:01, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Martin County sludge spill → Martin County coal slurry spill – Sludge is used to describe the semi-sold left over of wastewater treatment. Fecal matter essentially. Coal slurry is not even remotely related to sludge. This is not an issue of trivial semantics. PeterWesco (talk) 18:55, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support Apparently, sources use "coal sludge" and "coal slurry" pretty interchangably, but there's no sense introducing this possible confusion if we can avoid it. If this move is successful, suggest also replacing "sludge" with "slurry" throughout the article to maintain consistency. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:12, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Ongoing Mine Issues in Martin County[edit]

What the local news is calling a 'blowout' has occurred, however thus far they are vague on the magnitude and ecological impact.

WYMT News coverage of Martin County Mine

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Coordinates[edit]

The given coordinates are for the approximate center of the slurry pond. GeorgeofOrange (talk) 01:23, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]