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Why environmental disasters become financial ruin for families

My grandfather's farm is now a Superfund site and the government buyout barely covered his medical bills, let alone relocation costs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Environmental harm compounds across generations when remediation costs exceed compensation.

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