Tag: Whirlpool pollution

More Whirlpool spin

No one expects a quick outcome to a hazardous chemical spill, made decades ago by Whirlpool Inc., that has leached its way into the working class neighborhood of Fort Smith…

Fort Smith Board upset with Whirlpool communication

The Fort Smith Board of Directors are not at all happy about what they see as poor communication from Whirlpool related to the company’s pollution issue around its former Fort…

Fort Smith Board reviews budget cut ideas

Tuesday's (April 9) noon study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors focused on budgetary issues in the city. Finance Director Kara Bushkuhl addressed the city's request that all…

Whirlpool submits revised TCE mitigation plan

Whirlpool has submitted a revised remediation plan for the company's former Fort Smith manufacturing site and surrounding areas contaminated by trichloroethylene (TCE), a potentially cancer causing chemical that Whirlpool has…

Fort Smith wants Whirlpool pollution monitored

The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution Tuesday evening (April 2) urging Whirlpool and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to quickly clean up a plume of trichloroethylene…

Mayor Sanders: Whirlpool issue like a ‘divorce’

Even though Mayor Sandy Sanders spent more than 30 years working for Whirlpool, he says citizens of Fort Smith should know that he knew nothing about contamination at the manufacturing…

Brockovich: We will investigate Whirlpool pollution

Bob Bowcock suggested that research identifying pollution near Whirlpool’s Fort Smith manufacturing plant used “creative math” to downplay the extent of the pollution. More than 350 residents and former Whirlpool…

Only ‘most severe’ issues gain Brockovich attention

When consumer advocate Erin Brockovich visits Fort Smith next week, she and her staff will not just speak to Fort Smith residents about Whirlpool contamination and leave town. According to…