07-30-2010, 04:16 PM
The Atlantic Ocean has been a dumping ground for garbage and been abused even longer.
New York City fought the EPA for decades and finally lost the ability to dump garbage 12 miles offshore and sewer sludge 100 miles offshore in 1988 and 1992.
needles still wash up on area beaches every now and then.
when some politician wants to make an issue of it, they are counted and reported.
when there's "no money" to do so, they are just picked up and thrown back out.
New York City fought the EPA for decades and finally lost the ability to dump garbage 12 miles offshore and sewer sludge 100 miles offshore in 1988 and 1992.
needles still wash up on area beaches every now and then.
when some politician wants to make an issue of it, they are counted and reported.
when there's "no money" to do so, they are just picked up and thrown back out.