Facility in W. Va. Coal Chemical Spill Flew Under Regulatory Radar

InsideClimate News
Jan 14, 2014, 3:22 am81 pts
(AP) The facility whose chemical spill contaminated the water supply for 300,000 West Virginia residents was barely scrutinized, flying largely under the radar of government regulators who viewed it as a low-risk operation — but in reality, a problem at a key holding wall went undetected and unreported at…

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