Even after California legalized marijuana, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute public lands. And the contamination, ...

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Law enforcement raided the illegal cannabis operation in Shasta-Trinity National Forest months before, but rotting potatoes still sat on the growers' makeshift kitchen worktop, waiting to be cooked.

Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers.

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Tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or PCE, is a colorless liquid used in household and dry-cleaning products that can enter your home without obvious warning signs. Research ...

Raymond Williams trucked millions of pounds of hazardous powder from Mississippi to Berger, Missouri, where it was stored in a warehouse that was regularly broken into. His plan to recycle it never ...

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