Polluters Dump 226 Million Pounds of Toxins into U.S. Rivers

care2.com by Jennifer Mueller | Mar. 24, 2012 (Investigative Report)

Industrial polluters dumped 226 million pounds of toxic chemicals in to U.S. waterways in 2010, according to a new report by Environment America. The group analyzed government data on industrial facilities to reveal total discharges by state and which U.S. rivers bear the heaviest toxic chemical burden. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 24, 2012 - 1:44 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Mar 24, 2012 - 1:48 PM PDT

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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 24, 2012

The cost to the environment is not paid by the businesses, then they use the profits to buy politicians to perpetuate the crime.

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