Summary In June 2025, WYFF reported that state environmental officials had selected a cleanup remedy for the contaminated Bramlett Road site near Newtown and Mountain View Baptist Church. The decision followed sustained advocacy by our church, neighborhood residents and the South Carolina Environmental Law Project and included removal of the illegal landfill and contaminated sediment, along with monitoring and restoration measures. This was an important step toward environmen

Summary In June 2024, WYFF reported on a public meeting held at Mountain View Baptist Church about cleanup options for the contaminated Bramlett Road site. Community members heard about decades of coal-tar pollution and an illegal landfill, as well as the state’s preferred cleanup alternative and concerns that groundwater contamination was not fully addressed. Hosting this conversation was part of our responsibility to help neighbors receive clear information and make their v