In recent years, Pennsylvania regulators have tried to clamp down on roadway spreading of tens of millions of gallons of oil and gas “brines,” high-salt liquids that can be laced with toxic metals and radioactive material. The industry is pushing back.

In recent years, Pennsylvania regulators have tried to clamp down on roadway spreading of tens of millions of gallons of oil and gas “brines,” high-salt liquids that can be laced with toxic metals and radioactive material. The industry is pushing back.

    • SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      It amazes me how collectively stupid we humans are.

      I don’t think “stupid” is the most accurate term, although I’ll admit it’s easier and more to the point than “short-sightedly selfish & greedy.” These assholes bulldoze their way through life assuming that like 99% of the previous challenges they’ve faced, forcing your way through usually works to get what you want in the end - who cares about all the destruction left in their wake as long as they got what they wanted, amirite? They do their damnedest not to think about how much of a bitch that remaining 1% of the time where bullying their way through doesn’t work can be.