California is dumping its toxic waste in less-regulated out-of-state facilities
Zachary Faria
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California is a very environmentally conscious state, which is why it goes through great pains to ensure that its toxic waste is disposed of properly in specialized facilities.
Or dumped in states with weaker environmental regulations!
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California has been moving nearly half of its toxic waste out of state since 2010, dumping it in municipal waste landfills in Arizona and Utah. These facilities have less oversight and fewer protections than specialized facilities. According to CalMatters, “two of the most heavily used by California are near Native American reservations,” but that’s okay. California only cares about the environment inside its borders.
Not only that, but the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Golden State’s toxic waste watchdog, is one of the biggest out-of-state dumpers in California. Imagine that: the state’s strict regulations lead even its own toxic waste watchdog to dump waste in other states’ less-regulated facilities, because it is cheaper.
This is par for the course for California. State leaders are quick to cry “climate change” whenever there’s a bit of bad weather. They blame every forest fire on global warming, even if the culprit is poor forest management. They blame the climate for their drought, when it really comes down to poor water storage. But even then, climate change is still a luxury issue. When it came time to determine where the state would cut spending, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed axing climate change initiatives. The state needed to save money, after all. Evidently, when it comes to the bottom line, he can finally admit that that “climate crisis” wasn’t all that important after all.
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From the hypocrisy to the state’s self-inflicted energy woes, California manages to be on the wrong side of nearly every environmental question. The state thinks it can save the world by regulating plastic straws, but that disposing of toxic waste in line with its own ideals is a tad too expensive. The state wants to fast-track a future powered entirely by wind and solar, even if it lacks a plan to get there and has to revert to gas-powered generators to keep the power on during heat waves.
Either California leaders are incredibly incompetent when it comes to environmental issues, or they cynically use climate change as a political tool to scare the public. California does not actually care about the environment at all, at least not when it comes time to save a quick buck.