Átlátszó Interviews Researchers of CMDS’ Black Waters Project

Journalists from Átlátszó worked together with our researchers on the Black Waters project, a hybrid investigative-research and advocacy project that responds to the need for engaging reporting on environmental damage, corruption and the consequences for social justice in Central and Eastern Europe.

The long-term environmental impact of the red mud reservoirs in Almásfüzitő – now covered with plants or used for landfill – are unknown. Within the project, journalists and researchers investigated the waste treatment facility operated on one of the reservoirs of the former alumina factory there, focusing on the former red mud reservoirs.

Our researchers, Ian Cook and Alexandra Czeglédi gave an interview about how, in their experience, the proximity of such a dangerous plant affects the lives of locals.