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A paper mill is suffocating a small Virginia town, and officials are dismissing concerns

There's no question the Smurfit Westrock paper mill is polluting the small town of Covington, Virginia. The question is why isn't anyone doing anything about it.

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A paper mill is suffocating a small Virginia town, and officials are dismissing concerns

There's no question the Smurfit Westrock paper mill is polluting the small town of Covington, Virginia. The question is why isn't anyone doing anything about it.

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