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Tata Steel is under fire for environmental contamination at its IJmuiden plant, where decades of steel production left toxic slag leaching into soil and groundwater. Though the company moved some slag overseas and relocated others last year, the damage remains—and authorities now demand full soil excavation and replacement. This crisis follows a recent court case accusing Tata of illegal pollution dumping, and the government has withheld a two-billion-euro bailout until cleanup is complete. Local residents are also suing for 1.4 billion euros in compensation, citing health impacts and plummeting property values. Compounding the issue, nationwide use of this slag was banned this July due to its hazardous leaching risks.

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