Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes
Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes
Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five years
Tyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, threatening critical ecosystems, endangering wildlife and human health, a new investigation reveals.
Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide were among the 371m lb of pollutants released into waterways by just 41 Tyson slaughterhouses and mega processing plants between 2018 and 2022.
According to research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the contaminants were dispersed in 87bn gallons of wastewater – which also contains blood, bacteria and animal feces – and released directly into streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands relied on for drinking water, fishing and recreation. The UCS analysis, shared exclusively with the Guardian, is based on the most recent publicly available water pollution data Tyson is required to report under current regulations.
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The wastewater was enough to fill about 132,000 Olympic-size pools, according to a Guardian analysis.
Can we please hold these fucks accountable?
Nope. Best we can do is a $100 fine.
So fucking revolting
I like how Olympic-size pool is such a universal unit of measurement lol. I remember looking for the number for how much waste nuclear power plants produce and it was something like the entire US produces half an Olympic-sized swimming pool of spent fuel annually.
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Like death penalty accountable, not slap on the wrist fines that are less than the profits "accountable"
Really the fines should completely erode any profit. I.e. Businesses can't afford to not do the right thing.
it's the only way to make real change. they have to be scared.