HOPEWELL, Va. — AdvanSix, a Hopewell chemical plant facing a multi-million dollar fine from the state for air pollution, experienced another ammonia vapor release last week.
“At 10:48 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2026, DEQ received a report, via the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, of a release of approximately 100 pounds of ammonia (to the atmosphere) from the AdvanSix facility,” a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality spokesperson told CBS 6. “Per the report, the release lasted a few seconds and was secured.”
Those few seconds were long enough to make an impact.
Friday evening, a neighbor called Rick Davis, who lives on Ramsay Avenue, about a strange but strong smell in the air…