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DC sues chemical manufacturer over pesticide pollution

Por: Associated Press Science October 14, 2022

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia in D.C. Superior Court Thursday against chemical manufacturer Velsicol Chemical, LLC, claiming it violated city environmental laws by polluting a major waterway, the Anacostia River and the surrounding area for decades.A complaint filed by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine alleges that Velsicol produced a pesticide that contained chlordane and marketed it to low-income homeowners in the city from 1945... + full article



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