c/news · by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world · 364d

Oregon wood treatment company pleads guilty to polluting river, violations have gone on for years

https://apnews.com/article/oregon-pollution-u-s-environmental-protection-agency-government-regulations-general-news-15486a684fcb7d92502225a11feb070f

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Gowron_Howard@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 364d (9 replies)

Some people are going to jail right?

Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 28 pts · 364d (6 replies)

Like fuck they are.

As part of a plea agreement, the company has agreed to pay a maximum of $250,000 in fines to resolve a few months of pollution. It’s the first state penalty against the company despite nearly four years of violations flagged by DEQ.

defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 364d

Lmao $250k. I wonder what their profit was just last quarter.

crank0271@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 364d (3 replies)

I'm not an "eye for an eye" guy (because truly, there's no proportional punishment for environmental destruction), but anyone responsible for this should have to live there. Your other properties are forfeited and you now live on that river and drink that water - no municipal services for you. You made your bath, now drink it.

Cort@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 364d (2 replies)

We should probably allow sewage system access so they don't make the problem worse. But no Internet

crank0271@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 364d (1 reply)

They can have a septic but I'll allow a combination well / septic.

Cort@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 364d

Agreed, but only if they're paying for annual inspections out of their own pocket

ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 2 pts · 363d

That $250,000 fine will truly show that crime is only a cost of business.

marsza@lemmy.cafe · 8 pts · 364d (1 reply)

Nah, it’s a “company” so nothing will happen.

CaliforniaSober@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 364d

It’s their freedom of speech to act as they have.

StopSpazzing@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 363d

Same state you cant pump your own gas because they think their citizens are morons?

roguetrick@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 364d (2 replies)

You can't make pressure treated wood that isn't toxic to the environment due to runoff at treatment sites. It's like trying to make carbon neutral portland cement. Just like making clinker from limestone chemically has to release carbon dioxide, making pressure treated wood that can't be broken down when you place it on soil requires toxic biocide chemicals.

ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 363d (1 reply)

How come other companies seem to manage just fine then?

lemming741@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 363d

They don't get caught