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Ex-Freedom Officials Head Back To Court In West Virginia Spill Case
Two former Freedom Industries executives who face federal charges in a massive chemical spill last year are returning to court. Ex-Freedom officials Gary Southern and Dennis Farrell are scheduled for… Read More
Freedom Industries Due In Court On Pollution Charge
Freedom Industries is set to answer to a pollution charge stemming from last year’s chemical spill into a river in Charleston. Federal prosecutors say the company is expected to plead… Read More
Cleanup Plan For West Virginia Chemical Spill Site To Be Outlined
The public will learn next week about plans to clean up a chemical storage site on the Elk River that was the source of a public water crisis in West… Read More
Two Former Freedom Owners Set For Plea Hearings In Spill Case
Two former executives at Freedom Industries are due in court for plea hearings on charges stemming from last year’s chemical spill in Charleston. Separate hearings are set Monday in U.S…. Read More
West Virginia Chemical Spill Law Approved By House
A House panel narrowly approved a bill to scale back protections to prevent chemical spills from sullying water supplies. The January 2014 chemical spill that contaminated drinking water for 300,000… Read More
West Virginia Senate Starts Work To Scale Back Law After Chemical Spill
State lawmakers have taken their first action to scale back a wide-ranging law safeguarding against chemical spills from aboveground tanks. A January 2014 chemical spill that contaminated drinking water for… Read More