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Wal-Mart Admits Dumping Hazardous Waste in California

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(ThinkStock)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges the company dumped hazardous waste in California. Wal-Mart entered the plea in federal court in San Francisco to misdemeanor counts of negligently dumping pollutants from Walmart stores … Continue reading

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