Mealey's (January 6, 2017, 11:04 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge in West Virginia did not err when finding that a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to a mining company did not shield it from liability for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA), a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 4 (Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, et al. v. Fola Coal Company, LLC, No. 16-1024, 4th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 108)....