West Virginia Chemical Spill Firm Says It Has Insurance January 23, 2014 By Jonathan Matisse The embattled company behind West Virginia’s chemical spill has reached a bankruptcy court deal for up to $4 million in...
West Virginia Politicians Call for State, Federal Regulation of Chemicals January 22, 2014 By Jonathan Matisse West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin this week proposed tighter regulations for chemical storage facilities...
West Virginia Eyes Relief for Businesses Hurt by Spill January 21, 2014 The West Virginia Legislature is fast-tracking a proposal to help small businesses affected by disasters like last week’s chemical spill....
New Health Warning Raises Concern in West Virginia Over Chemical Spill January 17, 2014 By Mark Drajem A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning to pregnant women in West Virginia has raised alarms because officials,...
Inspectors Cite Company in West Virginia Spill for Violations at Other Site January 16, 2014 By Jonathan Matisse The company whose spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 West Virginians has been cited for violations at a second...
Sen. Rockefeller Requests Increased Funding for Chemical Safety Board January 15, 2014 U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller is seeking more funding for the U.S. Chemical Safety Board following a spill in West Virginia...
Calls for Tougher Chemical Regulation Follow West Virginia Spill January 14, 2014 A chemical spill that left 300,000 people in West Virginia unable to drink their water is reviving calls for more...
Chemical Firm, Local Water Company Sued Over West Virginia Spill January 14, 2014 By Linda Sandler 13 Jan 2014 20:12 A West Virginia chemical maker was sued along with a local water company over a spill...
West Virginia Chemical Cleanup Continues; Probe of Leak Underway January 13, 2014 By Anna Edney and Mark Drajem West Virginia’s Governor sees the “light at the end of the tunnel” in the chemical leak that has compromised water...