Jefferson County Foundation thanks West Virginians for Sustainable Development (WVSD) for its successful pursuit of a complaint against Rockwool in its home country of Denmark. The Foundation has long recognized that Rockwool failed to properly engage the public in a transparent and responsive way and failed to do appropriate environmental due diligence. We are very pleased to see that, after a long investigation under OECD guidelines, the Danish agency has concluded the same. The Foundation is currently pursuing several key projects aimed at protecting the community and our natural resources from the effects of Rockwool’s failure to perform appropriate due diligence when the company chose to site its factory in a vulnerable area: challenges of Rockwool’s stormwater permits, facilitating a water monitoring program, and challenging Rockwool’s air permit. Through our work on zoning and the JCDA the Foundation is also working to ensure that, as we move forward, our region is smarter about who and how we invite development. Please join us in thanking the WVSD for their hard work and help us redouble our efforts to hold Rockwool accountable to operate safely while we promote sustainability and protection of our health, heritage, and environment in the Eastern Panhandle.
Read more about what Rockwool could do to voluntarily update their air permit and get an individual NPDES permit.