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Settlement for 2014 Elk River chemical spill nears final court approval / le 10.01.2018

Settlement for 2014 Elk River chemical spill nears final court approval / le 10.01.2018 | Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques | Scoop.it
CHARLESTON — A $151 million settlement for a class-action lawsuit over a 2014 chemical spill is close to its final court approval following a hearing Tuesday.
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Elk river Chemical Spill : Incident report (08.01.2015) / Office of the West Virginia Attorney General

http://www.ago.wv.gov/Documents/010815-ElkRiverChemicalSpill.PDF

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Hearing for Elk River Chemical Spill Lawsuit Set for Sept. 2015 / http://wvpublic.org du 26.09.2014

Hearing for Elk River Chemical Spill Lawsuit Set for Sept. 2015 / http://wvpublic.org du 26.09.2014 | Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques | Scoop.it

A lawsuit against a water company, chemical producer, airport and others over a January chemical spill won't get a hearing for another year. The

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Jurisdiction in dispute for chemical leak lawsuits / Charleston Daily Mail du 11.06.2014

"Attorneys are in disagreement about whether several lawsuits related to January’s chemical spill into the Elk River belong in federal or state court.

Earlier last week, attorneys filed a motion under the lead chemical spill case, asking the federal judge to transfer the lawsuit back to state court because alleged.."

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Experts warn chemical spills, aging infrastructure could cut off D.C. water

Experts warn chemical spills, aging infrastructure could cut off D.C. water | Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques | Scoop.it
After a chemical spill in West Virginia’s Elk River left 300,000 residents without drinking water in January, cities across the country started reviewing their infrastructure and emergency preparedness plans.
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Final executive in WV toxic leak pleads guilty, but penalties 'disappointing' / www.rt.com du 20.08.2015

Final executive in WV toxic leak pleads guilty, but penalties 'disappointing' / www.rt.com du 20.08.2015 | Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques | Scoop.it
While four western states are battling the aftermath of a toxic spill that painted rivers yellow, the criminal case about a chemical leak that made more than 100 people ill and left 300,000 without drinking water for weeks is coming to a close.
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Owners of Chemical Firm Charged in Elk River Spill in West Virginia / The New York Times du 18.12.2014

Owners of Chemical Firm Charged in Elk River Spill in West Virginia / The New York Times du 18.12.2014 | Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques | Scoop.it
Four owners and operators of Freedom Industries were indicted in the January leak that cut off drinking water to hundreds of thousands of residents.
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Feds commit to health studies on spilled chemical / observer-reporter.com du 23.07.2014

Feds commit to health studies on spilled chemical / observer-reporter.com du 23.07.2014 | Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques | Scoop.it
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – After largely dismissing the possibility of long-term health problems, federal officials will conduct more studies on chemicals that spilled into West Virginia’s largest drinking water supply in January.
In the next two months, federal health officials are also heading back to West Virginia. They want to determine how best to track the health of 300,000
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Many chemical spill questions remain, first WVTAP reports say / The Charleston Gazette du 17.04.2014

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two new reports from an independent team confirmed Monday that people can smell extremely low concentrations of Crude MCHM and that significant data gaps exist that cloud ..."

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How Social Media Changed the Equation on the West Virginia Chemical Leak Story | Mediashift | PBS

How Social Media Changed the Equation on the West Virginia Chemical Leak Story | Mediashift | PBS | Pollution accidentelle des eaux par produits chimiques | Scoop.it
This post is co-authored by Maryanne Reed. On the morning of January 9, 2014, the air around Charleston, W.Va., smelled different, unnatural, but not entirely unfamiliar. It was around 8:15 a.m.
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