Koch Industries accused of polluting waterway

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CBS News

A Koch Industries paper mill is violating the Clean Water Act by pumping out massive amounts of pollution into an Arkansas waterway, according to an EPA enforcement complaint to be filed tomorrow by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Ouachita Riverkeeper.

The complaint alleges that a Georgia-Pacific paper mill on the Coffee Creek in Arkansas - owned by the billionaire Koch Brothers -emits 45 million gallons of paper mill waste including hazardous materials like ammonia, chloride, and mercury each day

Coffee Creek then flows into Louisiana's Ouachita River where the pollutants have left the formerly pristine water speckled with odorous foam, slime and black pockets of water, said Jerry Johnson, who has been visiting the Ouachita River for 35 years.

"People used to swim in it," said Johnson, who now lives along the river. "In the summertime, it was the place to go."

But Johnson said the number of visitors has dwindled as the river conditions continued to grow worse, preventing the area from reaching its full economic potential as a vacation destination. The pollution is so bad it has kept Johnson from fishing in the river.



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[FSogol]

1. K&R. n/t

[fascisthunter]

2. the Koch brothers should be Forced to drink a glass full.

[Matariki]

6. +1 Seriously.

There needs to be a new era of accountability. That would be a FINE way to kick it off.

[drokhole]

18. My sentiments exactly!

Didn't they try to get execs of fracking companies to drink tap water from homes near fracking wells in the movie GasLand? They, of course, flat out refused (while at the same time claiming how completely safe it was). Those fucks (Kochs included) should be required to drink nothing but that water until they stop this shit.

[Angry Dragon]

3. the kock boys will say the river is fine

then let them swim in it for a couple of days
to prove to the world that they are upstanding rich boys

[Lucian]

4. There's a surprise.

But I'm sure they'll only get a slap on the wrist for doing it.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[Drale]

5. Is this a surprise to anyone?

The Koch's are evil evil fucks, and if given real power I would say they are as evil as Hitler, but in a different way. They will not gather up certain groups for extermination, they are trying to exterminate us all through pollution, starvation and other global warming things.

[rhett o rick]

7. Dont the Koch brothers support the DLC. nm

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Someone wake up the EPA . . . .

[jillan]

9. And they are probably laughing all the way to the bank. assholes.

[drm604]

10. Go get 'em!

It's notable that CBS News actually mentioned that the mill is owned by the Kochs. They could have just said "a Georgia-Pacific paper mill" and left it at that. But they specifically mentioned the Kochs and referred to them as "the Billionaire Koch Brothers".

Thanks to Ian Murphy and the gullibility of Scott Walker and his staff, the name Koch now attracts readers and viewers, which means that the name Koch will be mentioned in the media anytime it's relevant to the story. In fact, many in the media will be digging for stories about them.

They can no longer weave their plans and commit their crimes in obscurity.

[Newest Reality]

11. Wait ...

Isn't it common knowledge now that Koch is synonymous with polluting everything from environment to politics?

I think it is a verifiable fact that they are totally toxic to anything that resembles DEMOCRACY.

Just sayin' ...

[onehandle]

12. Georgia-Pacific has a nightmarish history of environmental crimes. Brands to avoid --->

Toilet paper: Quilted Northern, Angel Soft

Paper towels: Brawny, Sparkle, Mardi Gras

Paper napkins: Vanity Fair, Mardi Gras, Dixie

Paper plates/bowls: Vanity Fair, Dixie

Paper cups: Dixie

[glinda]

13. Look at their website. Products are listed on left. Link below Koch pic goes to

some more interesting info about which Countries they are invested in and other projects. They love love love H2O.


http://www.gp.com/

[midnight]

14. Koch heads are the ruination for so many. What would it cost to be good

citizens when running a company?

[JDPriestly]

23. What would it cost to be good citizens when running a company?

Obviously, it would cost more than it costs to buy a big bunch of politicians and one huge Tea Party.

[damntexdem]

15. What? Do you mean that there are waterways that Koch hasn't polluted?

One way or the other?

[valerief]

16. Well, they're just gonna have to buy Congress. Oh, wait…

[bluesmail]

17. In the March 3 edition of The Beacon (Mendocino)

I read that the Georgia Pacific Mill in Ft Bragg, Ca (polluted, good for nothing now and probably forever) is owned by "the infamous Koch Bros, huge funders of the right wing Tea Party and Wisconsin Gov." I am witness to the degradation that has happened there, if not by them, them some other not quite as huge (Gap? Mendocino Redwood) Company.

[Overseas]

19. K&R.

And sadly, they've probably factored pollution fines into the cost of production.

Just pay a few thousand and carry on as usual.

[Sonicwall]

20. Indict the Koch brothers already.

Even throw 'em in prison for life for this! 20,000 counts of polluting the water, $1 trillion fine, upheld but the US Supreme Court.

Now, pay up, fucker!

[somone]

21. Soulless Greedy Sociopaths

[peacetalksforall]

22. Is this where the brids and fish died about five weeks ago?

[Scuba]

24. Daily baths. They sure need baths. n/t

[Enthusiast]

25. Say it ain't so! nt

[Charleston Chew]

26. What do Walmart, FOX News, and Koch Brothers have in common?

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