Flood of lawsuits, not clean water, in wake of W. Virginia chemical spill
U.S. attorney is investigating company’s actions
The company responsible for the chemical spill that caused the loss of water service to thousands of West Virginia residents is the target of 18 lawsuits – so far – and a temporary restraining order that prohibits it from destroying or removing evidence from its facility.
Chemical company Freedom Industries on Thursday leaked thousands of gallons of 4-ethylcyclohexanemethanol from one of its storage tanks at its facility on the Elk River. The spill occurred just upriver from the water company’s intake.