SC Paper Mill with Stinking Past Also Had Toxic Mercury Discharges

SC paper mill with stinking past also had toxic mercury discharges

A York County paper mill that generated tens of thousands of odor complaints releases more of a powerful neurotoxin into the air than any other major paper plant in the country, a new report says.

Report: Paper Mills Around the Country, Including Virginia, Release Pollution From Decades-Old Boilers - Inside Climate News

Conversion to heat pumps and accurate counting of emissions for wood sources could reduce the problem.By Charles PaullinDonna Thomasson is a 34-year-old nurse who grew up on a hillside overlooking the Smurfit Westrock paper mill nestled in the hollers of Covington in Southwest Virginia.

Paper plants can emit as much CO2 as oil refineries. They're flying under the radar.

For more than a century, Covington, Virginia has had one dominating feature: its paper mill. Smokestacks tower over the community of 5,500, many of whom work there. But according to a new report, the mill spews more nitrogen oxide, methane, and greenhouse gases than is generally known. “The snow is not white here. It’s ash, it’s nasty, and it’s all over the place all of the time,” Robin Brown, a 65-year-old resident who lives near the mill, told…

Paper plants can emit as much CO2 as oil refineries. They’re flying under the radar. - EnviroLink Network

For more than a century, Covington, Virginia has had one dominating feature: its paper mill. Smokestacks tower over the community of 5,500, many of whom work there. But according to a new report, the mill spews more nitrogen oxide, methane, and greenhouse gases than is generally known. “The snow is not white here. It’s ash, it’s nasty, and it’s all over the place all of the time,” Robin Brown, a 65-year-old resident who lives near the mill, told