If the policy goal is zero accidents, and that policy goal isn't being reached, then this is a political discussion. Using the negative consequences of current

If the policy goal is zero accidents, and that policy goal isn't being reached, then this is a political discussion. Using the negative consequences of current policy as political leverage to advocate for a different policy is what the political system is for. We're talking about a fairly major chemical spill that appears to have killed all the pets in a small town and is likely to have ongoing health consequences, and was likely brought about by a negligent approach to running a multi-billion dollar industrial enterprise. The only thing I would be confused about is why all the other disasters of this scale (which, I would argue, there actually aren't hundreds of) aren't also becoming well-publicized inputs into our political discussion.