How the Hungarian town flooded by red toxic sludge went green

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Devecser, an environmental disaster zone in 2010, reinvents itself as a hub for sustainable energy

Toldi Tamás was nursing a hangover when a wave of toxic sludge hit his family home. The night before he had won an election to become Devecser's third mayor since the fall of communism in Hungary. Champagne...

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