Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about their air and water. By Kate Selig Jesus Jiménez and Mimi Dwyer ...

Enraged SoCal residents are protesting makeshift toxic waste dumps they say threaten their drinking water and natural environment with chants of “find another place” at furious meetings.

Protests have broken out after a dozen containers containing toxic waste arrived for disposal at a local plant in Pithampur Vegetable vendor Shivnarayan Dasana had never seen so many policemen ...