New bill in Congress seeks to investigate toxic dump off California coast
A new congressional bill aims to investigate toxic waste dumped off the Southern California coast. The legislation follows reports that up to 500,000 barrels of toxic material were disposed of in the ocean.
The bill was prompted by Los Angeles Times reporting that revealed as many as half a million barrels of toxic waste had been dumped into the ocean off the coast of Southern California.
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