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Wood County
GreenPower Drops Off Full-Size Electric Bus, With More To Come
GreenPower on Thursday delivered its first full-size BEAST model electric bus to Kanawha County Schools built in South Charleston.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAutomotive Resin Manufacturer Coming To Wood Co.
Japan-based SOMAR is expected to invest $2.5 million and create about 25 jobs in Wood County, manufacturing an epoxy resin product used in the automotive sector.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFlood Preps Increase Along Ohio River
Flood warnings continued on Thursday for West Virginia communities along the Ohio River. Two counties are hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPFAS Concerns Loom Over Chemours Permit For Washington Works
Chemours applied in January for a permit to discharge treated wastewater from its Washington Works plant in Wood County.
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Chemours Will Sample For PFAS At Washington Works Site, EPA Says
The EPA says the Chemours Company will sample soil, surface water, sediment and groundwater for PFAS at its Washington Works site near Parkersburg.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReport: Predicted Ohio Valley Petrochemical Hub Never Materialized
Proposals to build two ethane cracker plants – one in Wood County, West Virginia, and another in Belmont County, Ohio – have fizzled.
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