"Inquiry uncovered health problems in neighborhood near Monterrey-area plant that processes US hazardous waste"
"Mexican environmental regulators say they have discovered 30,000 tons of improperly stored material with “hazardous characteristics” in the yard of a Mexican plant that is recycling toxic waste shipped from the US.
The authorities ordered “urgent measures” to get the materials into proper storage as part of inspections they are conducting in response to an investigation from the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab, which raised questions about contamination around the plant, located in the Monterrey metro area.
The stories, published on 14 and 15 January, included an analysis of Google Earth imagery that showed what appeared to be thousands of white sacks of the type often used to store bulk quantities of industrial powders piling up on many acres of vacant land inside the plant site."
Verónica García de León and Erin McCormick report for the Guardian February 8, 2025.
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