Take heart in the fact that regardless if a company is in compliance with the environmental regulations it does not exclude them from prosecution under current environmental regulations. Companies operate under permits that authorize certain levels of discharge but in some case they have been charged. This most often occurs in cases where the company is not using the best available technology. More often it occurs in cases where companies emissions were tested and approved at optimum conditions of equipment and process that were not sustained over time and actual emissions grew higher than permitted. It often takes an eager beaver or some concerned or watchful private citizen to get the whistle blown. Often little is done about most polluters simply because so many people depend on these corporations for their livelihood. This is more often the case in one industry towns or where a single employer employs a whole town.
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Originally Posted by DoubleDutch
It always makes me nervous when a spokesperson for a large and very powerful company makes a statement about the company being "in compliance with all environmental, health and safety laws". Just because doing something is "legal" doesn't mean it's good for us.
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