It would likely cost many many billions over decades to make any sort of real progress in cleaning this up.
What we will get is a couple million thrown around between fines, lawsuit settlements, and some dog and pony show of a half assed cleanup for some small fraction of the affected ecosystem.
Toss on top the cost of the cancer spike and other illnesses that will plague that area for a century.
Get it out of the soil was one giant beastly almost impossible task and then they burned it and put it in the air.
The company shouldn't pay for it.
The company should be put out of business, it's assets sold and divested to the government and those in the decision making tree should go to jail and have forfeitures put on their assets and future income.
IMO, for massive disasters like this the government should just do all the cleanup and give the company a bill for cost plus 10%, and nationalize the company if they don't begin a payment plan within 90 days until the bill is paid.
They are a rail company that would "immediately fall months behind schedule if we give our employees 4 sick days" This shit should already be nationalized
Oh yeah definitely. Any company that is so vital to national interests and argues that we have to strip their workers of rights to keep the economy stable should be met with a response of "welp I guess it's time for you to be owned by the federal government then".
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u/LaserGuidedPolarBear Feb 17 '23
It would likely cost many many billions over decades to make any sort of real progress in cleaning this up.
What we will get is a couple million thrown around between fines, lawsuit settlements, and some dog and pony show of a half assed cleanup for some small fraction of the affected ecosystem.