Longest-running oil spill in history releasing more than 4,500 gallons per day
It&#x27;s really weird how, if there&#x27;s one thing that a large majority of Americans seem to <i>hate</i>, it&#x27;s forcing companies to take responsibility for negative externalities that they create by profiting off of something.<p>There seems to be basically no limit to how much damage the &quot;America is open for business!!!&quot; cheerleaders will support as long as<p>1. Someone is making a profit off of it.<p>2. It&#x27;s happening in someone else&#x27;s backyard (This one is sometimes optional, see the entire state of Louisiana [1] or flammable tap water in Pennsylvania and NY [2])<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;iaspub.epa.gov&#x2F;triexplorer&#x2F;release_geography?region=&amp;REGIONINDICATOR=&amp;p_view=USGO&amp;trilib=TRIQ1&amp;TAB_RPT=1&amp;LINESPP=&amp;sort=RELLBY&amp;industry=ALL&amp;FLD=RELLBY&amp;FLD=TSFDSP&amp;sort_fmt=2&amp;TopN=56&amp;STATE=All+states&amp;COUNTY=All+counties&amp;chemical=_ALL_&amp;year=2017&amp;report=&amp;BGCOLOR=#D0E0FF&amp;FOREGCOLOR=black&amp;FONT_FACE=arial&amp;FONT_SIZE=10+pt&amp;FONT_WIDTH=normal&amp;FONT_STYLE=roman&amp;FONT_WEIGHT=bold" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;iaspub.epa.gov&#x2F;triexplorer&#x2F;release_geography?region=...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pnas.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;108&#x2F;20&#x2F;8172.abstract" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pnas.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;108&#x2F;20&#x2F;8172.abstract</a>