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Authorities 'must be transparent' over toxic waste

Families denied information over the UK's most high-profile toxic waste scandal should "feel their voices are heard", the health secretary has said. Dozens of families, who suspect the clearing of ...

Revealed: US hazardous waste is sent to Mexico – where a ‘toxic cocktail’ of pollution emerges

A Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab investigation finds very high levels of lead and arsenic in homes near a factory processing US toxic waste ...

‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments

Exclusive: US companies are increasingly shipping toxic waste to other countries, where some argue it poses a risk ...
KRDO

Toxic wildfire debris removal causes concerns for nearby LA County residents

LOS ANGELES COUNTY (KCAL, KCBS) — The 30-day deadline to clear the toxic debris from the Los Angeles wildfires has sparked health concerns in the communities near the burn scars. “For the President to ...
Detroit Free Press

As some neighbors seek to close it, Wayne Disposal hazardous waste landfill looks to expand

Wayne Disposal Inc., one of the largest hazardous waste landfills in the country, is seeking to further expand its facility in Wayne County's Van Buren Township. The landfill's acceptance of toxic ...
Los Angeles Times

California regulators want to weaken hazardous waste disposal rules

California regulators are recommending the state weaken its hazardous waste disposal rules in a bid to dump contaminated soil at some municipal landfills within the state. State officials say revising ...