Pesticide companies are among the wealthiest corporations in the world. Take Bayer: The chemical and pharmaceutical corporation made about half of its $50 billion revenue last year from pesticide and seed sales.
Chemical weapons were buried decades ago along the Duck River. Now a company wants to dig a landfill.
Tennesseans throw away more than 2,000 pounds of trash, on average, every year, and the dumping grounds for this waste are shrinking. Some companies are trying to make a profit with new facilities.
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