by - April 21, 2013 6:09 pm
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…
Tag: Whirlpool pollution
by The City Wire staff - April 9, 2013 4:22 pm
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…
by The City Wire staff - April 9, 2013 3:48 pm
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…
by The City Wire staff - April 8, 2013 8:49 pm
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…
by The City Wire staff - April 2, 2013 8:56 pm
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…
by The City Wire staff - April 1, 2013 5:36 pm
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…
by The City Wire staff - March 26, 2013 10:57 pm
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…
by The City Wire staff - March 21, 2013 10:32 am
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…