'Haunted' Town Already Celebrating Spooky Season
Halloween is still several weeks away, but one West Virginia town is already celebrating the season.
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EPA, For Now, Defers To State Officials On Union Carbide Landfill Cleanup
Union Carbide is working with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) on a voluntary remediation of the Filmont landfill. The site is the subject of an ongoing federal lawsuit over water pollution and was listed by EPA as a Superfund site.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCivil Penalty Of $1.4 Billion Sought In Union Carbide Landfill Case
Union Carbide has asked a federal judge to reject the proposed penalty, as well as Courtland’s proposed injunction under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWitness: Union Carbide Landfill Leaking Toxics ‘As We Speak'
An adjacent property owner, Courtland Co., has sued Union Carbide four times since 2018 alleging contamination from the Filmont landfill.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawsuit Alleges Union Carbide Failed To Report Toxic Landfill
On a recent sticky July afternoon, Diana Green stands on the muddy bank of lower Davis Creek in South Charleston, West Virginia. As a child, she enjoyed…
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April 6, 1938: Civilian Conservation Corps Establish Camp Kanawha
On April 6, 1938, the Civilian Conservation Corps established Camp Kanawha at the mouth of Shrewsbury Hollow, about seven miles south of Charleston. Over…
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