1. The EPA and the Office of Environmental Justice
... , Ward Transformer Company illegally dumped transformer oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl on the shoulder of 210 miles of North Carolina state roads in 14 counties. After discovering this dumping site of 32 cubic yards, and prosecuting the corporation responsible, the state was still left with the dilemma of removing the chemicals and finding a new, safer storage place. That ... waste facility sites, nationwide, was race. The study also found that three out of every five African-Americans and Hispanics live in a community bordering an unregulated toxic waste site. The intent...
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