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Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace:Environmental
Polluting ordespoiling contrary to law
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|  William Lee Slocum Jr. (born c.1948) — also known asBilly Slocum;"SludgeKing" —of Youngsville,WarrenCounty, Pa.Born inVenangoCounty, Pa., about 1948.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 25th District, 1997-2000; resigned 2000.Pleadedguilty on January 18, 2000, to federalchargesof violating theClean Water Act between 1983 and 1995, whenhe operated the Youngsville Sewage Treatment Plant and allowedrepeateddischarges of raw sewage and sewage sludge intoBrokenstraw Creek.Sentencedto one month injail,five months ofhomedetention, andfined$15,000.Still living as of 2000. | Donald Leon Blankenship (b. 1950) — also known asDonald L. Blankenship;DonBlankenship —of Sprigg,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born in Stopover,PikeCounty, Ky.,March14, 1950.Accountant;coal miningexecutive; chairman and CEO of Massey Energy, 2000-10; in April2010, an explosion at the company's Upper Big Branch coal mine killed29 miners;convictedon achargeof conspiring toviolate mine safety standards; served oneyear inprison;Constitution candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2020.Still living as of 2020.
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