Funding the fight against corporate polluters

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By Grist CreativeJul 6, 2026, 9:30 am129 ptsTrending
For decades, toxic lead cables lay like giant sea monsters snaking across the bottom of Lake Tahoe. Installed as early telecommunications lines and owned by AT&T, the abandoned cables contained over 100,000 pounds of lead and were slowly deteriorating, leaching contaminants into one of the most iconic lakes in…

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