GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) -- The rusty stains on Shirley Carter's home are a permanent reminder of her fight with the local steel mill, just down U.S. Highway 17 near the boat docks. No matter how many cans of industrial-strength acid she went through, the red tint on her property never seemed to go away....
Steel Mill Polluted Town As Romney Firm Profited
By JACK GILLUM, Associated Press
Sat, 08/11/2012 - 1:42am
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