Contaminated sites and chemical weapons where tens of thousands will soon live (Swiss Press Video 2025, by Matieu Klee) - Swiss Press Award
Rundschau, SRF
Video
2025
Matieu Klee
It's arguably the largest transformation in Switzerland: housing for 10,000 people is to be built on the former Klybeck chemical site in Basel. But the legacy of the chemical industry is problematic. The Basel government itself considered the risk of contamination too great to purchase the site, while the authorities continually claim that no other site has been as thoroughly tested for pollutants.
