One woman’s quest to clean up 100 years of chemical waste
on December 6, 2012
The site of a former Stauffer Chemical Co. plant in Richmond is still contaminated with a huge amount of toxic waste. Sherry Padgett, whose office is across the street, has spent the last decade trying to get the site’s current owners and environmental regulators to clean it up.
Click the arrow to hear Padgett and other local residents tell their stories.
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