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Improved so much in this case, they have done nothing about it in 40 years and it keeps getting worse.
by AmVess 3y ago
Improved so much in this case, they have done nothing about it in 40 years and it keeps getting worse.
- sgt101 3y agoIt's actually the inverse - in the last 40 years this spill has been radiating away and getting less dangerous. However, for that period people have been exposed to it, and it's been sitting there as an accident waiting to happen if (for example) the site gets flooded.
- AmVess 3y agoYou did not read the article, you did not read my post, and you didn't read yours, for that matter.
- jmclnx 3y agoMy guess, with a certain US Political Party cutting funding for things like the EPA and Super Fund Activities, I would guess no one had the funds to properly diagnose and do the appropriate cleanup. So they decided it was good enough for "now" until this was discovered. I would say the Company that caused the spill will get away without paying cleanup costs. That is what usually happens with these type of Environmental Damage in the US.
- 7e 3y agoThere is also a risk to disturbing the site. Sometimes leaving something alone is the best option.