In this undated photo provided by the EPA, a crew member uses a plasma torch to dismantle one of the retorts left on the J.H. Baxter site in Eugene. The U.S. government alleges that the retorts were used improperly to evaporate toxic wastewater into the air in 2019, violating federal environmental law.

US government charges operator of JH Baxter wood treatment plant in Eugene

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