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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Oct. 28, 2024

Union Carbide South Charleston Landfill Case Appealed To 4th Circuit

Courtland is appealing a late September decision by U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. to impose a $200,000 civil penalty against Union Carbide for violating the Clean Water Act.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Oct. 01, 2024

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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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jul. 18, 2024

No Contaminants At Union Carbide Site? False, Expert Testifies

Union Carbide has applied for a stormwater discharge permit for its Massey Railyard in South Charleston.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jul. 09, 2024

Union Carbide Seeks Water Pollution Permit For Site In Court Case

Union Carbide applied to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit for its Massey Railyard.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, May. 03, 2024

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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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, May. 02, 2024

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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