TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Residents on Tucson’s southside gathered at Mission Manor Park to remember those affected by TCE, a toxic industrial solvent found in the city’s groundwater in the 1980s.
Forty years ago, activists uncovered the toxic chemical polluting South Tucson’s aquifer. Water cleanup efforts and major lawsuits followed, but people living in South Tucson say the effects are still being felt today.
Arizona State Rep. Betty Villegas shared her family’s ongoing struggle during the emotional gathering…