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Bluestone Coke and other industrial plants have polluted north Birmingham’s Black communities for years. Now, they may settle with local regulators for a fraction of what they face in penalties.
Industrial plants in Birmingham have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century.
A mining company and government agencies repeatedly said they’d clean up waste in Homestake, New Mexico. Instead, they’re buying out homeowners.
In five subdivisions outside of Milan, New Mexico, daily life takes place in the shadow of a 22 million ton pile of uranium mill tailings.
<p>Both the Homestake Mining Company and New Mexico state regulators knew almost immediately that a uranium mine opened in 1958 was poisoning local groundwater. They didn't tell local residents, who have been fighting for their lives and for justice. </p>