Workers have been continuously exposed to carcinogens at the plant of the Korean SungEel company. The town is trying to block the renewal of the factory's permit in court.
According to local civil society groups, the company's site pollutes a nature reserve and endangers the drinking water of nearby settlements.
Telex cites leaked internal documents showing that shortly before Átlátszó was targeted by the Sovereignty Protection Office, the management of the Samsung battery factory was discussing ways to shot down our investigations into their pollution.
The Budapest Regional Court annulled the environmental permit of the Samsung battery factory of Göd, ruling that the permit was issued illegally.
Our investigation shows how poor waste management in Transcarpathia, compounded by Russia’s war, has worsened the river’s pollution.
In a video report, we took a look at how water projects carried out by Mészáros and Mészáros Zrt. are progressing in Göd, Iváncsa and Debrecen, the sites of the largest Hungarian battery factories.
Lőrinc Mészáros’s company continues to receive billions in public money to build waterworks for the battery plant which they were supposed to complete a year ago.
Locals protested against the plant's operation and expansion in early May with a public forum and a petition with thousands of signatures.
In Sajóbábony, the construction of an NMP factory, and in Maglód, a South Korean industrial project was prevented as public pressure increased following Átlátszó’s reporting.
Two things are "up in the air" in the small town of Gárdony: the smell of diesel and the future of the locals.
The mayor of Kisoroszi thinks that the closure of the unauthorized yard was done to inconvenience him and the locals.
