US EditionPoisoned legacy of Albania's steel city
- The Elbasan metals complex in Albania is heavily polluted, with hazardous waste affecting the local environment and health, according to Albania's environmental agency's January report.
- Environmental activist Beqir Kila reported that 1.5 to two million tonnes of hazardous waste have contaminated the air, water, and soil in the region for over 35 years.
- Environmental expert Ahmet Mehmeti described the pollution at the Elbasan steel complex as catastrophic, indicating a need for urgent action to address it.
- The public prosecutor's office in Durres launched an investigation into toxic waste management at the site, yet authorities have not proposed any solutions, raising concerns from environmentalists.
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Poisoned legacy of Albania's steel city
Once the pride of Albania's communist regime, the giant Elbasan metals complex is now one of the most polluted sites in the Balkans, burdened with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste, much of it hazardous.
Campaigners hail move to prosecute owners of French steelworks over pollution
Environmental and residents' action groups on Tuesday hailed a decision to charge the steel group ArcelorMittal with pumping toxic fumes into the atmosphere in south-eastern France and attempting to cover up its tracks.
Pollution in Fos-sur-Mer: ArcelorMittal charged for "risking others" and "false and false use"
Located in the huge industrial-port area of Fos-sur-Mer, the steelmaker was pursued by some 300 residents and associations for exposing the population of the region to releases of illegal pollutants.
Pollution in Fos-sur-Mer: ArcelorMittal charged for endangering the lives of others
After more than twenty years of fighting the people of Marseille, the steel giant ArcelorMittal has just been under investigation, according to our information confirmed by the Marseille Public Prosecutor's Office, for exposing the population of the Fos-sur-Mer region to releases of illegal pollutants.
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