A judge has rejected a $6.7 million bankruptcy plan by Freedom Industries, the company behind a January 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia, the Associated Press reported yesterday. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Pearson said in his ruling yesterday that Freedom Industries and state environmental regulators haven't agreed on cleanup terms at the Charleston spill site, and ordered Freedom to comply with state cleanup orders. Freedom's plan would have offered spill victims $2.7 million. The spill contaminated 300,000 residents' tap water for days. Businesses that couldn't operate without water, including restaurants, and individuals are seeking compensation.
