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Neither federal nor state regulators/inspectors have been in that plant since 1991.
Government regulators are paper pushers.
They are reactionary, not preventative in nature.
After the chemical plant blast in W. Va in 1998 outraged Congress critters called for tougher regulations.
Maybe the question you should be asking is "When was the plant last inspected ?" and "Who signed off on that inspection ?"
We could have perfectly fine regulations on the books but if they aren't being followed it really doesn't pay to write more regulations that no one will follow.
A regulation only prevents the DELIBERATE contamination of the water.
That is a stupid ting to say and you should feel bad for saying it. Some practices are more risky than other and industry won't necessarily follow the lower-risk practice, particularly if it's more costly.
That is a stupid ting to say and you should feel bad for saying it. Some practices are more risky than other and industry won't necessarily follow the lower-risk practice, particularly if it's more costly.
Then government would be to blame for not enforcing their own rules.
Why should someone feel bad for posting the truth?
The problem isn't regulation itself the problem is the way the far right has consistently attacked regulation since the 1980s. They take all of the money from funding enforcement so you have a few OSHA inspectors covering hundreds of facilities.
The right's entire motto should be and effectively has been "government doesn't work and is incompetent, put us in power and we will prove it."
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