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> True. Totally unrelated, the example you cite is now fifty years in the past, and occurred in a time when local news still existed. It's related because it's
by ardy42 6y ago
> True. Totally unrelated, the example you cite is now fifty years in the past, and occurred in a time when local news still existed.
It's related because it's a nice clear example of "bad press [eventually] forcing change in laws and companies," on an issue that's settled enough that one would be hard-pressed to argue the end result was wrong. The swipe at local news isn't exactly relevant, given this recent is a national one that did get coverage and the river fire spurred a federal, not local, legislative solution.