DEP poised to approve Clean-Seas air permit amid financial, public health red flags

DEP poised to approve Clean-Seas air permit amid financial, public health red flags

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has signaled it will approve a permit for an industrial facility controversially planned to convert plastics into other products near schools and businesses in the Belle area with millions of dollars of state support and a parent company mired in financial uncertainty. The DEP has announced a preliminary determination to issue the air quality permit sought by applicant Clean-Seas West Virg…