Mr. Kauth successfully opposed the requirement. In 1981 Mr. Kauth went to work for Waste Management, Inc., and the overcharging continued. And the promise need never appear in writing, so there's no evidence of any deal. Front line troops are necessary in a system that cranks out billions of pounds of poisons every year, year after year. But the troops are generally unwelcome and they concentrate their efforts in places that tend to be Southern and rural and poor.
Local people believe their water supplies are being contaminated by the huge chemical dump.
But they also desperately need the income.