State Delays ALCOA Hazardous Waste Permit Transfer
Over the past several years, Yadkin Riverkeeper has been closely following state regulatory efforts to assess and address the contamination resulting from the former ALCOA aluminum smelter near Badin Lake. That work is far from finished. We continue to express concern about the lack of an adequate corrective action plan to clean up hazardous waste at the site. In late December 2018, we learned the state Division of Waste Management in the NC Department of Environmental Quality decided to delay the permit transfer. Read more...
Read more