Union Carbide, Covestro target testimony alleging raised South Charleston cancer risk

Union Carbide, Covestro target testimony alleging raised South Charleston cancer risk

Two chemical industry giants are looking to throw out expert evidence against them asserting an increased risk of illness from air pollution in South Charleston in response to their emissions of a carcinogen that has driven up Kanawha County’s cancer risk, downplaying an established link between the carcinogen and its harmful health effects. Union Carbide Corp. and Covestro LLC have moved to throw out expert testimony against them in the class-a…