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Oil companies have downplayed extent of spills in Gulf of Mexico, investigation finds
(news.mongabay.com)
So if it's bad news it's the Gulf of Mexico?
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The real news is that daddy Sam and the states let them do this.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Dan_River_coal_ash_spill
At the time, it was the third largest coal ash spill to have occurred in the United States.[17][18][19] Prior to the incident, environmental groups had attempted to sue Duke Energy three times in 2013 under the Clean Water Act to force the company to fix leaks in its coal ash dumps. Each time, the groups were blocked by NCDEQ, which eventually fined the company $99,111.[20][21] Federal prosecutors found this fine to be suspiciously low, and investigated both Duke Energy and the state regulators.[22] Many newspaper editorials alleged that Duke Energy's environmental safety controls were lax and that the company "bullied" regulators.
EPA later came in to do a proper cover up 🤡