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Front Royal Artex Plant Closure Sparks Long Pollution Debate
In 1989 the Avtex Artex plant near Front Royal faced shutdown after Virginia officials cited PCB contamination of the Shenandoah River. Governor Baliles and EPA actions followed amid public hearings and court filings, with local workers like Helen Richards recalling decades at the plant and a community day planned for site handover to residents.
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Front Royal
Elwood L. Housdan
Artex Fibers
Warren Sentinel
Housdan
Jack the Ripper
Virginia
Artex
John Gregg
Housdon
Gregg
Gerald L. Baliles
Mary Sue Terry
Richmond
Terry
Shenandoah
Alcoa
Texas
Elwood
State Water Control Board
Avtex
NASA
John Warner
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Department of Defense
Warner
Baliles
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William Reilly
Reilly
New York Times
Washington Post
Nancy Spannaus
Lindsey Clark
Durham
N.C
Shenandoah River
Avtex Company
David Tousignant
North American Rayon
Tennessee
Tousignant
Izzaak Walton League of America
National Resources Defense Council
The
Water Control Board
Helen Richards
Merck
DuPont
Richards
Victory
Japan
Royal Cinemas
Costco
Winchester
Kendrick Lane