Group, Jefferson public officials seek negotiations with Rockwool
A West Virginia environmental nonprofit group, with support from four Jefferson County public officials and five other nonprofit groups, has filed a complaint with a Denmark-based mediation organization, hoping to negotiate environmental assurances and safeguards at Rockwool’s insulation factory under construction on the outskirts of Ranson.
The complaint submitted Monday by the West Virginians for Sustainable Development (WVSD) alleges, according to a press release from the nonprofit group serving the Eastern Panhandle and other regions of West Virginia, that Rockwool has neglected “recommended principles and standards of conduct associated with good corporate citizenship” while developing its factory near Kearneysville... WVSD is foremost asking the Danish-based manufacturer to shut down and abandon its $150 million factory set to open next fall, said Rod Snyder, chairman of the environmental group that advocates environmentally sustainable development and a lifelong Jefferson County resident. However, if Rockwool does not abandon the factory, WVSD and its allies hope to achieve 14 “remedies” for Rockwool’s stone wool insulation facility, Snyder said.