The link below is to an article on the NY Times website from March 5, describing record fines for Alpha Natural Resources, a coal company in the United States.   The fines total $27.5 million for more than 6,000 violations they received from 2006 to 2013. The violations were related to water quality and the discharge of pollutants.  The company states their new equipment will help prevent further discharge of pollutants.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/us/coal-firm-to-pay-record-penalty-and-spend-millions-on-water-cleanup-in-5-states.html?ref=science&_r=0