US Drinking Water Widely Contaminated With 'Forever Chemicals'

[DEAD7]

This is what free unregulated markets/companies get you . How ironic op posting this when he's against regulations

Oh its regulated... no free market here sir.

The EPA has known since at least 2001 about the problem of PFAS in drinking water but has so far failed to set an enforceable, nationwide legal limit. The EPA said early last year it would begin the process to set limits on two of the chemicals, PFOA and PFOS.
In 2018 a draft report from an office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the risk level for exposure to the chemicals should be up to 10 times lower than the 70 PPT threshold the EPA recommends. The White House and the EPA had tried to stop the report from being published.

You're beloved government just doesnt give a fukk.
... and why would it? you are programmed to blame private industry/the free market for all market evils.

 

[Cynic]

At least it not a private company we can sue and put out of business so they dont poison anyone else.

More patients = higher premiums and more returns for health insurance investors.

Profit over everything

 

[Llcoolbay]

@DEAD7 what happened to the pod

 

[Strapped]

When you put a lawyer like scotty Pruitt in charge of a department he has no business overseeing

 

[DEAD7]

@DEAD7 what happened to the pod

You down for a podcast?

 

[Paper Boi]

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Oh its regulated... no free market here sir.

The EPA has known since at least 2001 about the problem of PFAS in drinking water but has so far failed to set an enforceable, nationwide legal limit. The EPA said early last year it would begin the process to set limits on two of the chemicals, PFOA and PFOS.
In 2018 a draft report from an office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the risk level for exposure to the chemicals should be up to 10 times lower than the 70 PPT threshold the EPA recommends. The White House and the EPA had tried to stop the report from being published.

You're beloved government just doesnt give a fukk.
... and why would it? you are programmed to blame private industry/the free market for all mar asket evils.

Yeah, because the industry was blatantly paying off regulators and setting up a revolving door.

The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare


The PFOA crisis is a great kick in the ass for anyone who thinks the EPA's problems started with the Trump Administration. But considering that:

1. The government is the ONLY reason that Dupont's use of toxic PFOA was exposed at all, and

2. Dupont's corruption and industrial influence in government is the ONLY reason it wasn't exposed by the feds earlier,


it's tough to see how your stance holds at. The issue wasn't government regulation. The issue was government being overly controlled by industry. The answer is a stronger government and WEAKER industry, which is the opposite of what you want.

Read that article and explain to me how anything you would cape for would result in any outcome other than Dupont successfully continuing to hide the toxicity of PFOA to this very day.

 

[Black Panther]

Yeah, because the industry was blatantly paying off regulators and setting up a revolving door.

The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare


The PFOA crisis is a great kick in the ass for anyone who thinks the EPA's problems started with the Trump Administration. But considering that:

1. The government is the ONLY reason that Dupont's use of toxic PFOA was exposed at all, and

2. Dupont's corruption and industrial influence in government is the ONLY reason it wasn't exposed by the feds earlier,


it's tough to see how your stance holds at. The issue wasn't government regulation. The issue was government being overly controlled by industry. The answer is a stronger government and WEAKER industry, which is the opposite of what you want.

Read that article and explain to me how anything you would cape for would result in any outcome other than Dupont successfully continuing to hide the toxicity of PFOA to this very day.

@Rhakim coming through and crushing the buildings like an Angry Bird on steroids

 

[Professor Emeritus]

@Rhakim coming through and crushing the buildings like an Angry Bird on steroids

It ain't hard, I was obsessed with this case when it dropped. Read at least 5-6 longform articles on the shyt and got deeper into every aspect. It is the pinnacle example of why we can't trust corporations even when life and death is on the line, a major example of why corporate leaders who make decisions that sicken and kill people should face criminal consequences and not just civil penalties, and a huge red flag for why we should really be taking a good hard look at the entire chemical industry and what it's doing to our bodies and our land.

 

[DEAD7]

it's tough to see how your stance holds at. The issue wasn't government regulation. The issue was government being overly controlled by industry.

Either way there will be corruption... the human condition is what it is.
My stance is, if people are going to be poisoned, i'd prefer it be by the private sector where actors who can be held accountable...
We'll see how much is paid in damages and how many govt. officials go to jail...

 

[Black Panther]

i'd prefer it be by the private sector where actors who can be held accountable...

You've got to be trolling at this point.

 

[DEAD7]

You've got to be trolling at this point.

Are you suggesting the private sector doesnt pay damages when it harms/kills people?
Im absolutely suggesting the govt will pay nothing.

 

[Black Panther]

Are you suggesting the private sector doesnt pay damages when it harms/kills people?
Im absolutely suggesting the govt will pay nothing.

If a private business exerts undue influence over government, who are they accountable to?

And running a business responsibly means more than having cash on hand when you get sued.

It means abiding by regulations that will prevent lawsuits in the first place.

 

[DEAD7]

If a private business exerts undue influence over government, who are they accountable to?

And running a business responsibly means more than having cash on hand when you get sued.

It means abiding by regulations that will prevent lawsuits in the first place.

...the people
You don't think companies like Boeing are paying damages for their evil fukkery?

There's always going to be bad actors who break laws chief... my position is there should be a regulatory body that can be held accountable in some way, otherwise this will continue to be the norm.

 

[Piff Huxtable]

Yeah, because the industry was blatantly paying off regulators and setting up a revolving door.

The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare


The PFOA crisis is a great kick in the ass for anyone who thinks the EPA's problems started with the Trump Administration. But considering that:

1. The government is the ONLY reason that Dupont's use of toxic PFOA was exposed at all, and

2. Dupont's corruption and industrial influence in government is the ONLY reason it wasn't exposed by the feds earlier,


it's tough to see how your stance holds at. The issue wasn't government regulation. The issue was government being overly controlled by industry. The answer is a stronger government and WEAKER industry, which is the opposite of what you want.

Read that article and explain to me how anything you would cape for would result in any outcome other than Dupont successfully continuing to hide the toxicity of PFOA to this very day.

don't shyt on my employer, breh