Department of Environmental Protection

Judge Fines Union Carbide, Orders Landfill Cleanup

Union Carbide will pay a $200,000 civil penalty for violating the Clean Water Act, U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. ruled on Friday.

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State Official Moves Closer To Federal Appointment

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmed Lindsay See to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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It Took 41 Years To Add A Union Carbide Landfill To EPA Database. Why?

Five years after the site’s existence became publicly known as part of a federal lawsuit, it remains unclear who dropped the ball in failing to list the site as required by federal law.

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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.

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