Long before Florence’s floods washed pollutants into homes, Cheraw was exposed to a cocktail of contaminants from an industrial site. But many residents didn’t know about the toxins. Now, they’re angry.
The U.S. environmental agency has found high levels of a toxic substance in a home flooded near a S.C. Superfund site. The agency asked one resident to leave her house as it tests other homes for pollution.
A federal Superfund cleanup site in Cheraw flooded when Hurricane Florence blew through this week, raising fears that cancer-causing pollution could spread.
