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Abandoned base's toxic waste clean-up deadline rejected
Australia's government rejected a parliamentary committee's recommendation to clean up contaminated Wilkes Station in Antarctica by 2030, calling the deadline "not viable" on Thursday. The abandoned 1969 base contains an estimated 20 Olympic-sized pools of toxic waste, including fuel barrels and asbestos.
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