A Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab investigation finds very high levels of lead and arsenic in homes near a factory processing US toxic waste

Summary

US companies exported 1.4 million tons of hazardous waste in 2022, nearly half of which went to Monterrey, Mexico.

Toxic substances from Zinc Nacional, a local recycling plant processing US steel dust, have polluted nearby homes, schools, and soil with lead, arsenic, and cadmium, exceeding US health thresholds by hundreds of times.

Experts call the waste trade “toxic colonialism,” citing Mexico’s weaker regulations and enforcement.

Residents report health issues, while the company claims compliance. Mexican authorities are investigating amid calls for stricter oversight and accountability.

  • Ofiuco@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I gave a couple links that you could give context to so other people can get a better understanding of your point

    Seemed to me you were trying to inject propaganda but whatever…

    I lived in Ciudad before all the anglos and “digital nomads” started all the gentrification there.

    I was born in México, I’ve lived here all my life… did I win the dick measuring contest?

    US corporations and the War on Drugs have fucked over Mexico in such a way I don’t think will ever get fixed in my lifetime.

    The US corporations and the wAr On DrUgS are a sympton or a consequense, an excuse if you want, there are deeper problems that allow all of those to go on.

      • Ofiuco@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        11·
        14 hours ago

        Because I’m tired of people parroting propaganda (hence your links to inform others) under the disguise of I just wanted to know your opinion, hope that makes it clear and I’ll just block you so you won’t derail the thread any more.

        • horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world
          1·
          14 hours ago

          The AP is not propaganda. I can’t find anything you’ve alleged about vaccines. Also you became extremely defensive once I posted anything someone could site or someone else could reference. You’re also defending narcos and US corporations by proxy by just saying votes were bought in the last election. There’s no proof of that anywhere.

          I think you’re derailing threads. You seem to have a history of spreading misinformation and also strangely purging your comment history. Which are both techniques of misinformation merchants.