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| firefighters wade through toxic sludge to rescue residents |
So far four people have died as a result of the flood that occurred when the wall broke. Many who came in physical contact with the sludge have been hospitalized with extremely painful skin burns. The company responsible (MAL Hungarian Aluminum) has not accepted any blame for the incident as of yet. There is speculation that the company overloaded the reservoirs beyond the maximum approved level. I was shocked at first when I heard about this disaster on the news, and then proceeded to be disturbed when I looked into the details. I thought "should companies be allowed to stockpile city sized amounts of toxic waste?" I concluded that the answer was a blatant NO! Not only is it undoubtedly wrong to produce such mass amounts of waste. But it is even worse to let it all just sit there. To make no attempt to neutralize the waste should be considered an ecological crime. MAL should be financially responsible for all the damages to the villages effected by the leak of their toxic waste. MAL should also be responsible for the environmental damages that they have caused. They need to be held accountable for this disaster.
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ReplyDeleteYes, clearly the company should be held responsible, but what about the government regulatory bodies that should have been watching that the toxic stockpiles weren't allowed to build up in the first place?
ReplyDeleteThis case reminds me of the BP spill in the gulf. Yes, we can blame BP, but we also need to look at the lack of government oversight that allowed BP to behave that way in the first place.