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"<p>\n\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -&nbsp;AT&amp;T will pay a $23.8 million settlement to the state of California that will resolve allegations that it illegally disposed of hazardous waste in the state over a nine-year period, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced on Thursday.<br />\n\t<br />\n\tThe communications company will also pay approximately $28 million over five years to implement new environmental compliance tools.\n</p>\n\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http://legalnewsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/harris.jpg\"></a><br />\n\t<br />\n\t&ldquo;This settlement holds AT&amp;T accountable for unlawfully dumping electronic waste,&rdquo; Harris said.&nbsp;&ldquo;The illegal disposal of hazardous waste can lead to serious environmental and health risks for California communities. AT&amp;T will be required to implement strict compliance measures at its facilities that set an example for other companies to safeguard our communities against hazardous waste.&rdquo;<br />\n\t<br />\n\tThis is the first such case in California against a communications company for the illegal disposal of electronic waste. The suit claims that more than 235 AT&amp;T warehouses improperly disposed of hazardous electronic waste.<br />\n\t&nbsp;\n</p>\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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