Epa Rejected Dow Chemical's Institute Cleanup Plan

By Ken Ward Jr. Five months ago, federal regulators quietly rejected a Dow Chemical proposal for cleaning up toxic pollution at the Institute chemical complex, a move that court records show is now generating significant controversy in West Virginia State University's lawsuit against the chemical giant over contamination of the groundwater under the university's nearby campus. Attorneys for State say that Dow misled a federal judge and the university with statements that suggested the U.S.