A plastics plant in North Carolina has been dumping massive amounts of a likely carcinogen into the city’s wastewater for years, sending it downstream into rivers that supply drinking water to about 900,000 people.
Legal and regulatory brakes have failed: state regulators couldn’t enforce limits, and a conservative-controlled commission blocked tighter rules. Now, environmental groups are suing to force the company and the city to clean up their act.
Lisa explains the high-stakes battle over corporate pollution, shaky regulation, and the right to a clean environment – and how the same battle is playing out for residents across North Carolina (including 8 million hogs).
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