New Indy

Once EPA makes its determination, DHEC says it will issue an enforcement order to the facility - an order that could take stronger actions that go beyond the measures of any federal decree.

New Indy Containerboard says they have spent the last several months cleaning up the mess that has caused a stench to emanate across multiple counties.

Tensions were high tonight at a meeting in South Carolina with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.)

The EPA received tens of thousands of complaints about the odors that reportedly sickened neighbors living near the plant.

In late September, area residents filed to intervene in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) litigation against the company.

Area residents impacted by the stench and toxic emissions released by the New Indy paper mill are seeking accountability from the plant