Haus@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoEPA to push ban of toxic chemical found in US drinking waterwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkEPA to push ban of toxic chemical found in US drinking waterwww.theguardian.comHaus@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
The EPA had strong limits on its use until the Trump administration reversed them; now the agency wants to ban it
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·1 year ago And? And if you’re not happy with a $2000+ housing expense, I doubt you will pay for a $1000+ water bill.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoNot everything is solved with regressive taxation policy (eg taxing water use). A small wealth tax and the USA could solve a lot of problems
minus-squaregirlfreddy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoHow about the polluters pay for it instead through the massive profits they’ve managed over years of ignoring the potential issues … the same as how big oil should pay to clean up its own dormant wells, pipelines and infrastructure.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year ago How about the polluters pay for it Okay, lets play that out. Which specific company is the pollution in your glass of water from? Can you prove it? Does that company still exist? If you have all of those things, then you could bring a civil suit and make them pay for it.
minus-squaregirlfreddy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoGov’ts would have all the paperwork needed to go after the companies … if they really wanted to that is.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSome of the paperwork perhaps, but not all. I’m sorry it just isn’t that simply. Few things in life are.
And if you’re not happy with a $2000+ housing expense, I doubt you will pay for a $1000+ water bill.
Not everything is solved with regressive taxation policy (eg taxing water use). A small wealth tax and the USA could solve a lot of problems
How about the polluters pay for it instead through the massive profits they’ve managed over years of ignoring the potential issues … the same as how big oil should pay to clean up its own dormant wells, pipelines and infrastructure.
Okay, lets play that out. Which specific company is the pollution in your glass of water from? Can you prove it? Does that company still exist?
If you have all of those things, then you could bring a civil suit and make them pay for it.
Gov’ts would have all the paperwork needed to go after the companies … if they really wanted to that is.
Some of the paperwork perhaps, but not all. I’m sorry it just isn’t that simply. Few things in life are.