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Learn and Preserve: Jefferson County Water Symposium on Sept 28

Learn and Preserve: Jefferson County Water Symposium on Sept 28

Learn and Preserve: Jefferson County Regional Water Symposium Hosted by the Rural Agricultural Defenders (RAD) September 28, 2019, 9:00 am -3:00 pm at the Clarion Inn in Harpers Ferry, WV. This single day symposium will focus on a natural resource...

August 25, 2019 Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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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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Rockwool’s Multi-Million Dollar Tax Giveaway is NOT ENFORCEABLE

Rockwool’s Multi-Million Dollar Tax Giveaway is NOT ENFORCEABLE

  CHARLES TOWN, WV.  Jefferson County Vision (JCV) cheered yesterday’s Circuit Court ruling which declared the multi-million dollar Rockwool PILOT “is not an enforceable agreement.”  Rockwool and its supporters have used the PILOT to threaten local government with lawsuits and...

August 10, 2019 Legal Update, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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Circuit Court: Rockwool PILOT tax breaks are “faulty”

Circuit Court: Rockwool PILOT tax breaks are “faulty”

JCV PILOT CASE RULING RECEIVED Jefferson County Vision has just received the first of two long awaited rulings – the PILOT case. “The Court agrees with the plaintiff’s contention that the PILOT is defective on its face: The only two...

August 8, 2019 Legal Update, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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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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“Blue Petition” Legal Action Stops $16 Million Industrial Sewer Bond Issuance in its Tracks

“Blue Petition” Legal Action Stops $16 Million Industrial Sewer Bond Issuance in its Tracks

Jefferson County Vision (JCV) and several residents of Charles Town filed a legal request last week in Circuit Court for an order that the City Council follow state law, accept the “Blue Petition,” and hold a hearing on the citizens’...

July 17, 2019 Legal Update, Media, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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Understanding Rockwool’s Sponsorship Campaign

Understanding Rockwool’s Sponsorship Campaign

Dear Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Board of Directors: When the working people of Jefferson County pay our taxes– a basic civic duty– we don’t get to put our name on a sponsorship banner. Our hard-earned tax dollars go towards...

June 28, 2019 Media, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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Two Rockwool-related lawsuits heard in Circuit Court; scrutiny and attention falls on the City of Ranson

Two Rockwool-related lawsuits heard in Circuit Court; scrutiny and attention falls on the City of Ranson

Three hours of oral argument before Judge Hammer and a packed gallery in the historic Jefferson County Courthouse on Tuesday brought two of Jefferson County Vision’s cases related to Rockwool—a zoning suit and a taxation suit—closer to a resolution.  At...

June 12, 2019 Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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Charles Town Property Owners Present Protest Petition to City Council

Charles Town Property Owners Present Protest Petition to City Council

PRESS RELEASE Over 1,500 citizens of Charles Town are, again, demanding that the Charles Town City Council and Building Commission hold a hearing to accept a Protest Petition opposing the issuance of the Sewer Bond. The Bond was accepted by...

May 19, 2019 Legal Update, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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Federal Courts Overreach, Block Board of Education

Federal Courts Overreach, Block Board of Education

Rockwool continues to wield the levers of government power against Jefferson County residents in the company’s quest to build a megafactory next to local schools. The latest outrage is an overreach from the Federal judiciary, which ruled today to preemptively...

April 30, 2019 Legal Update, Rockwool, toxicrockwool.com
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