Environmental Integrity Project: Paper Mill Owners Must Pay $650,000 Penalty and Clean Up Toxic Black Sludge Polluting Potomac River
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSMon) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news:
In a major victory for cleaning up the Potomac River, the owners of the closed Luke paper mill in Western Maryland have agreed to clean up toxic pollution that has been seeping into the waterway and pay the state a $650,000 penalty. The pollutants leaking into the river include "black liquor," a caustic byproduct of the paper pulping process, as well as contaminants associated wi . . .
In a major victory for cleaning up the Potomac River, the owners of the closed Luke paper mill in Western Maryland have agreed to clean up toxic pollution that has been seeping into the waterway and pay the state a $650,000 penalty. The pollutants leaking into the river include "black liquor," a caustic byproduct of the paper pulping process, as well as contaminants associated wi . . .