https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9 Event thing for devlin en-us 2018-02-26 16:36:08 UTC 2024-10-13 09:51:51 UTC hello@padlet.com showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235462892 April 2010: Deepwater Horizon Oil rig in Gulf of Mexico- wellhead burst, 210 million gallons of oil spilled, rig caught fire, 11 died]]> 2018-02-26 16:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235462892 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235465001 March 1989: Prince William Sound- Tanker ran aground and leaked 10.8 million gallons of oil, Dawn soap was used to clean wildlife]]> 2018-02-26 16:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235465001 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235467632 1953-87: Camp lejuene, NC- toxic waste water was released into drinking water, linked to cancer in people stationed there]]> 2018-02-26 16:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235467632 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235477204 1950s: Hinkley, California- Compamy dumped 370 million gallons of chromium waste water into the town water supply. Well water was undrinkable, and caused cancer in many town inhabitants.]]> 2018-02-26 16:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235477204 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235478901 September 1984: Hooker chemical company dumped into Niagara Falls. Toxic water caused illness, and leukemia was linked to the incident. Town up and left.]]> 2018-02-26 16:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235478901 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235480356 August 2015: Silverton, CO- dam holding toxic waste ran into San Juan river, tainted drinking water, and ruined water for crops]]> 2018-02-26 17:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235480356 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235480676 January 2014: Elk River, West Virginia- Crude MCHM was released into river. Chemical tainted water and made it undrinkable. Situation was fixed, but bottled water was the only source of potable water for a long period of time.]]> 2018-02-26 17:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235480676 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235482378 1969: Ohio- Cuyahoga River was so polluted, from sewage, stagnation, and chemical dumping, that the river had no visible life. Eventually the river caught fire, more than once. Regulations were strengthened after the event.]]> 2018-02-26 17:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235482378 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235483857 1970s: Woburn, MA- two companies disposed of toxic materials into the water. Kids began to suffer from leukemia and cancer. A huge lawsuit ensued and victims were compensated for losses.]]> 2018-02-26 17:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235483857 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235485134 1993: Milwaukee, Wisconsin- a pathogen born from cattle waste and infected snow runoff tainted the water, causing 400000 residents to get sick, and 104 people died. The filtration was eventually fixed, and prevented further spreading of the disease.]]> 2018-02-26 17:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235485134 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235489366 2015: North Carolina- coal ash was not contained, leading to massive drinking water contamination. The toxins cause cancer and the locals were required to use bottled water. Government and coal companies had massive discussions, but nothing was ever resolved.]]> 2018-02-26 17:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235489366 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235490875 1947-77: GE releaSed massive amounts of chemicals into the Hudson River. These chemicals lead to illness in fish species, and tainted the water. Regulations ensued after the event.]]> 2018-02-26 17:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235490875 showardnv1 https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235492813 1970-Present: Gulf of Mexico- Farming pesticides and fertilizers from farms up and down the Mississippi River leaked into the river, and made its way into the gulf. This led to low levels of oxygen near the coast, and now there is low levels of animal and plant life in the Gulf of Mexico.]]> 2018-02-26 17:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/showardnv1/l3m8hv7ptwr9/wish/235492813