Contractor charged with illegal dumping

A Charleston contractor whose company tears down buildings is facing criminal prosecution for allegedly turning two of his properties into illegal dump sites.

Rodney D. Loftis Sr. is scheduled to go to trial next month on charges that he violated two cease and desist orders from the state Department of Environmental Protection and created open dumps on Woodward Drive and Northfield Road without DEP permission.

Court documents indicate that investigators found chrysotile, a kind of asbestos, at both sites…

Full story at The Charleston Gazette

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