Virginia Currents
Kepone Crisis: Today's Impact
Clip: Season 29 Episode 8 | 13m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
A look at the 1970’s Kepone Crisis in Hopewell
A look at the 1970’s Kepone Crisis in Hopewell & how this pesticide chemical affected employees of the closed down manufacturer & even closed the James River to fishing for several years. We visit a researcher who spent years analyzing this huge event that was one of the first illegal dumping & toxic chemicals by a manufacturer that caused an investigation by the EPA which closed a factory.
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Virginia Currents
Kepone Crisis: Today's Impact
Clip: Season 29 Episode 8 | 13m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
A look at the 1970’s Kepone Crisis in Hopewell & how this pesticide chemical affected employees of the closed down manufacturer & even closed the James River to fishing for several years. We visit a researcher who spent years analyzing this huge event that was one of the first illegal dumping & toxic chemicals by a manufacturer that caused an investigation by the EPA which closed a factory.
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Currents Uncut: Life After A Chemical Crisis in Hopewell
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Clip: S29 Ep8 | 17m 9s | Frank Arrigo tells us what life is like after the Kepone Chemical Crisis in Hopewell. (17m 9s)
Lifelong Learning: Shepherd’s Center of Richmond
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Clip: S29 Ep8 | 3m 41s | A class that allows seniors to be life-long learners. (3m 41s)
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Clip: S29 Ep8 | 3m 33s | The Smithsonian dubbed Luray Caverns as “an infinite diversity of beauty.” (3m 33s)
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