Wal-Mart has plead guilty to illegally dumping hazardous waste including pesticides, bleach and fertilizer in California and Missouri.
Wal-Mart will pay fines of more than $82 million on top of the $29 million it paid in related cases three years ago.
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Wal-Mart has plead guilty to illegally dumping hazardous waste including pesticides, bleach and fertilizer in California and Missouri.
Wal-Mart will pay fines of more than $82 million on top of the $29 million it paid in related cases three years ago.
Wal-Mart has plead guilty to illegally dumping hazardous waste including pesticides, bleach and fertilizer in California and Missouri.