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Newcastle Herald letters to the editor, November 27, 2021

Matt Carr
November 27 2021 - 4:00am
BIG JOB: The state government will spend $20 million on cleaning up Rutherford's Truegain site. Picture: Simone De Peak
BIG JOB: The state government will spend $20 million on cleaning up Rutherford's Truegain site. Picture: Simone De Peak

TRUEGAIN "secretly pumped millions of litres of toxic waste into nearby creeks or dumped it on the ground over decades" ('Clean slate', Newcastle Herald 25/11). A year ago the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) warned residents not to eat eggs, drink milk or consume meat from animals that have had access to Fishery, Wallis and Stony creeks. The report also mentions that a former company director "has side-stepped a mass clean-up ... claiming he has run out of money", and that the NSW government will end up spending $20 million of our money to clean things up.

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Matt Carr

Matt Carr

Newcastle Herald deputy editor

Matt began his Newcastle Herald career as a cadet in 2009. He is a Walkley nominated reporter who has covered councils, police and general news rounds across the Upper Hunter, Port Stephens, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Newcastle. Now his focus is on digital storytelling and breaking news.

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