Trail Group Holding Meetings To Update State Plan
West Virginia TRAIL is holding a series of meetings this fall to give the public a chance to weigh in on maintaining the state’s recreational trails.
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U.S. Appeals Court Will Hear Union Carbide Lawsuit In September
The Courtland Company and Union Carbide will present their case to the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, on Sept. 11.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUnion 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJudge 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIt 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEPA Lists Union Carbide South Charleston Landfill As Superfund Site
An ongoing case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia will determine whether Union Carbide, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, will pay civil penalties.
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