toxic waste

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During the 1950s and 1960s, workers would regularly burn toxic waste in open pits and cleaned engines with solvents that later contaminated the groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

CATL’s neighbors-to-be are nervous about toxic waste, after revelations that Orban ignored reports of pollution from a Samsung SDI EV battery plant near Budapest.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

But his history of public controversy stretches back to at least 1991, when a memo he wrote while serving as the World Bank’s chief economist appeared to justify sending toxic waste to poorer countries.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

These spaces help drain toxic waste products, including beta amyloid and tau proteins, which are found in high levels in people with Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

A derailed train with a pool of toxic waste spilling from the tank cars.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins