Longest-running oil spill in history releasing more than 4,500 gallons per day
It's really weird how, if there's one thing that a large majority of Americans seem to <i>hate</i>, it'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 "America is open for business!!!" cheerleaders will support as long as<p>1. Someone is making a profit off of it.<p>2. It's happening in someone else'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://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_geography?region=&REGIONINDICATOR=&p_view=USGO&trilib=TRIQ1&TAB_RPT=1&LINESPP=&sort=RELLBY&industry=ALL&FLD=RELLBY&FLD=TSFDSP&sort_fmt=2&TopN=56&STATE=All+states&COUNTY=All+counties&chemical=_ALL_&year=2017&report=&BGCOLOR=%23D0E0FF&FOREGCOLOR=black&FONT_FACE=arial&FONT_SIZE=10+pt&FONT_WIDTH=normal&FONT_STYLE=roman&FONT_WEIGHT=bold" rel="nofollow">https://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_geography?region=...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/108/20/8172.abstract" rel="nofollow">https://www.pnas.org/content/108/20/8172.abstract</a>