Upward of 7,500 gallons of crude 4-methylcyclohexanementhanol leaked from a Freedom Industries storage facility into the Elk River on Jan. 9, tainting the drinking water of more than 300,000 West Virginia and southern Ohio residents. Freedom Industries is a chemical distributor with the coal industry, and the chemical initially announced to be
W. Virginia Chemical Spill Reveals “Loop Hole” Crisis In National Regulatory System
Either by accident or design, corporate or private interests tend to influence how and when environmental and safety regulations are enforced.