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 hate, it's forcing companies to take responsibility for negative externalities that they create by profiting off of something.There seems to be basically no limit to how much damage the "America is open for business!!!" cheerleaders will support as long as1. Someone is making a profit off of it.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])[1] https://iaspub.epa.gov/triexplorer/release_geography?region=...[2] https://www.pnas.org/content/108/20/8172.abstract