TOXIC and sorry I brought it up but........

Wikipedia

Toxic waste is waste material that can cause death or injury to living creatures. It can be spread quite easily and can contaminate lakes and rivers. The term is often used interchangeably with “hazardous waste”, or discarded material that can pose a long-term risk to health or environment.

As with most pollutionproblems, toxic waste began to be a significant issue during theindustrial revolution. It usually is the product of industry or commerce, but comes also from residential use (e.g. cleaning products, cosmetics, lawn care products), agriculture (e.g.chemical fertilizers, pesticides), the military (nuclear weapons testing, chemical warfare, medical facilities (e.g. pharmaceuticals), radioactive sources, and light industry, such as dry cleaning establishments.^[1][2]

The Green dots are ones that are being cleaned up or have been cleaned up...(maybe)

The Red dots are areas with problems sites with Priority status.

The Yellow sites are potential problems.

The reason you don't hear a lot of questions at Presidential news conferences about Toxic Waste cleanup is due to one simple fact.

IT'S BASICALLY OUT OF CONTROL

In December of 1980 departing President James Earl Carter signed a bill into law that addressed the problem.

The COMPREHESIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT or CERCLA created an agency, The ATSOR whose job was to "clean up hazarddous sustances that could endanger public health or the environment.

After its initial passage, the Reagan administration appointed Rita Lavelle, a former hazardous waste-producing company employee, as Superfund's administrator.

BASICALLY NOTHING WAS DONE FOR THE NEXT 6 YEARS REGARDING THIS MATTER.

Please read about Rita Lavelle when you get a chance.

Another beautiful moment in the legacy of President Ronald Reagan.

I'm not going to blame Ronnie for hazardous waste, but getting a start on the clean-up was definitely in his ball park and he dropped the ball because giving breaks to big business is the backbone of the Republican Party, and big business not only created the toxic problems but refused to be involved in the clean up.

THEY MADE THE PROFITS and therefore they should pay the piper.

Civil lawsuits have brought notoriety to various Toxic Waste problems and damages have been awarded in certain high profile cases

BUT

A MAJOR PART OF THE CLEAN UP MONEY HAS BEEN GENERATED THROUGH VARIOUS TAXES.

AND THERE ARE MANY MANY PLACES WHERE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.

I HOPE YOU DON'T LIVE CLOSE TO ONE OF THOSE SITES BUT THERE'S A REAL GOOD CHANCE THAT YOU DO.

Sorry I brought it up but this isn't a Presidential news conference so.....

WGAFF?

and

WTFWTT?

Michael Timothy McAlevey