A company's storage tanks busted and tainted the water for over 300,000 people in West Virginia. Governor Tomblin has ordered the removal of these tanks begin by march 15. Three tanks contained crude contaminating the river up to a mile. The 300,00 people were adivised not to use the tap water. Some waited even 10 days to reuse this water.
This article was written on January 25, 2014. It was written by Kevin Murphy. I thought this was a good stand point from the governor. I'm glad he is taking a stand for the people and not for the business. This reminds me of the progressive era we have been learning in class. We're the government should intervene with business for the general good of the people.
- Emily Gray , 5th period
Link: http://news.yahoo.com/chemical-tanks-ordered-removed-west-virginia-spill-005919533--sector.html
It makes you think how vital water is and how we can't survive with out
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Jack. Although the Earth is almost made up of 71% of water, most of it is saltwater, and our fresh water is being polluted day by day. The people as a whole need to take care of it if we're going to survive.
DeleteThanks for sharing this, Emily! I watched a video the other day that revolved around regular tap water being polluted. There's a man who found something odd with his water, and when he lit the water a lighter it was flammable. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNgLrzoIC-o
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