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Chemical tanks ordered removed in West Virginia after spill
2014-01-26 01:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The company whose storage tank spilled a chemical that tainted the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia must begin removing its above-ground storage tanks by March 15, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin ordered on Saturday. Freedom Industries must dismantle and remove 17 tanks and related equipment at its coal processing plant in Charleston, West Virginia, under Tomblin's directive, part of a consent order signed by the company's president and the state's Department of Environmental Protection....
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Boards in Virginia opposed creation of statewide district for struggling schools
2014-01-24 16:05:00| American School & University
100 school boards have expressed support for a lawsuit challenging the law that establishing the statewide system read more
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Virginia Tech researchers develop high-energy-density sugar biobattery, an enzymatic fuel cell
2014-01-22 12:30:13| Green Car Congress
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Chemical Company In West Virginia Water Crisis Files For Bankruptcy
2014-01-17 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Freedom Industries, the West Virginia company that's been blamed for a chemical spill that left around 300,000 people without water for days, has filed for bankruptcy. The chemical used in cleaning coal leaked into the Elk River and into the public water system. It was only around midday Friday that West Virginia American Water online "water safety map" all blue, as Mark reported for The Two-Way earlier today. But the all-clear came with some caveats, as some residents were told not to risk drinking...
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Pregnant women, water don't mix in West Virginia
2014-01-17 08:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: West Virginia American Water says another 12,200 customers affected by a chemical spill can flush their lines and begin using tap water again. The company lifted a "do not use" order Thursday morning for customers in Culloden, Hamlin, Cross Lanes, Poca, Nitro and Boone County. That brings to 70,000 the number of customers for which the order has been removed. The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health advises pregnant women not to drink the water until there are no longer detectable levels...
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