Virginia AG Communicated Public Concerns Over Environmental Impacts of Planned Insulation Manufacturing Facility

JANUARY 11, 2019

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring sent a letter to Rockwool International, a stone wool insulation manufacturer, to relay the concerns of Virginians regarding the environmental and public health impacts of a planned manufacturing facility in Ranson, West Virginia. In his letter, AG Herring emphasized the public health impacts of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and requested that Rockwool provide his office with additional information about downwind dispersion of HAPs, as well as planned mitigation measures.