asbestos

Davidson asbestos mill project inches forward; no start date yet

David Boraks

Plans to redevelop a former cotton and asbestos mill in downtown Davidson are inching forward after the project hit two key milestones.

A 2021 map shows new yards and properties (orange) where the EPA plans to excavate and replace asbestos-contaminated soil. Pink areas were cleaned up in 2017.

How To Learn More About Asbestos In Davidson And Elsewhere

David Boraks

Still have questions about asbestos in Davidson? Or about asbestos in general? Here's a map of the latest testing and cleanup efforts as wells as links to documents and other resources.

Energy & Environment

'Asbestos Town' 1-Hour Special: A Look At How Contamination Has Affected Davidson Community, Development

David Boraks

In this hourlong special, we'll hear stories about cancer-causing asbestos left behind after the closing of the Carolina Asbestos Co. in downtown Davidson, North Carolina.

Contractors for Charlotte Water remove asbestos-laden soil from Sloan Street in Davidson during a water main upgrade project in January.

Energy & Environment

EPA To Remove Asbestos At 11 More Davidson Sites, Including Park

David Boraks

The EPA will be back in Davidson next week to start another round of asbestos cleanups, including a town park. Meanwhile, work is wrapping up on removing asbestos-laden soil found during construction of a water main upgrade in the neighborhood.

Ruby Houston, who lives across the street from the former Carolina Asbestos mill in Davidson, spoke at a community meeting in January 2020.

Energy & Environment

Asbestos At The Mill And In The Black Neighborhood Around It

David Boraks

Asbestos contamination from an old factory in Davidson is not just an environmental concern on site. It's also a problem throughout the historically African American neighborhood nearby. Today, in the second of our three-part series Asbestos Town, WFAE environmental reporter David Boraks looks at how Davidson is still dealing with the legacies of its asbestos-producing past, including long-simmering distrust from the Black community.

An updated map shows private properties that have been tested for asbestos on Davidson's West Side. Those in orange tested positive for asbestos and are expected to have soil removed and replaced in late January or early February.

Energy & Environment

More Davidson Sites To Be Tested For Asbestos Ahead Of Cleanups

David Boraks

Environmental Protection Agency contractors will be back in Davidson Wednesday for more soil tests at homes near an old asbestos mill. They're trying to see if any additional properties are contaminated with asbestos from the former Carolina Asbestos factory near downtown.

Contractors for the EPA take soil samples at a house on the West Side of Davidson Tuesday.

Energy & Environment

Asbestos Cleanups Planned At 6 More Davidson Sites, Including Park

David Boraks

Federal environmental officials say they've finished testing more than 100 additional properties around an old asbestos mill in Davidson. Only six --…

The Metrolina Warehouse in Davidson was an asbestos factory from 1930 to 1960.

Energy & Environment

More Lots In Davidson To Be Tested For Asbestos

David Boraks

State and federal environmental officials say they will test more properties in Davidson for asbestos in the coming months. That's after residents in the…

Roosevelt Wilson Park off Griffith Street in Davidson is near the old Carolina Asbestos factory.

Energy & Environment

Asbestos From Old Mill Found In Davidson Park; Access Restricted

David Boraks

Updated 5:34 p.m. The town of Davidson is restricting access to a town park after tests found asbestos in several locations. Town officials say the…

Miguel Alvalle of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality explains the Davidson "asbestos watch area" to residents Monday at the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson.

Energy & Environment

State Proposes 'Asbestos Watch Area' Near Old Davidson Mill

David Boraks

State environmental officials want to designate part of the west side of Davidson as an "asbestos watch area." But the renewed discussion about asbestos…