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WV DEP Needs to Hold Hearing on Rockwool’s Water Permits

WV DEP Needs to Hold Hearing on Rockwool’s Water Permits

Delegate John Doyle Delegate Sammi Brown Delegate Paul Espinosa Senator Patricia Rucker Senator John Unger Original Letter Attached to Email To Our State and Local Leadership,   Public participation is an important and required aspect of the environmental permitting process.  […]

August 22, 2019 Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com, Water Quality
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White Paper: Mineral Wool Insulation is Not Green, Sustainable or Environmentally Friendly

White Paper: Mineral Wool Insulation is Not Green, Sustainable or Environmentally Friendly

Mineral wool is made from stone melted in furnaces. Stone is not a recycled or sustainable material. It is extremely energy-intensive to produce and has high embodied energy. The manufacturing process involves on-site fuel combustion using gas and coal in furnaces, boilers, and dryers. The […]

July 23, 2019 Air Quality, Issues & Impacts, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com, Water Quality
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Rockwool January 2019 Sinkhole Inspection

Our Karst geology and widespread well-water means heavy industry in Jefferson County puts our drinking water at risk.  Rockwool is still working to mitigate the sinkholes on the Jefferson Orchard site.  Report has photos. Read Inspection Repair Plan

March 16, 2019 Issues & Impacts, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com, Water Quality
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Rockwool will emit cancer-causing chemicals

In March 2018, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection produced a Fact Sheet/Preliminary Findings about the Rockwool site in Jefferson County.  The Fact Sheet discloses the presence of six different known or suspected carcinogens in Rockwool’s air pollution.   […]

July 15, 2018 Air Quality, Issues & Impacts, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com, Water Quality
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