egregiously pinheaded association

the environmental protection agency seems to think that coal ash poses no environmental risk. this is after the second catastrophic spill of such ash in sixty years.
last time this happened, in the same american state of course, the ph level of the river shot up from 8.5 to 12.7. keep in mind, the ph scale only goes from 0 to 14. the river is naturally alkaline, with it's average hovering around 7.8 to 8.5. the 1967 toxic spill gave the river water a ph level similar to household bleach, which you can imagine is not so great for wildlife. it did make catching fish a lot easier, but those fish tended to be horribly deformed and dead.
now only 51 years later, a river in tennesee is saturated with toxic coal ash, which you will be relieved to know is only used in products such as paint, kitchen countertops and mulch. nothing you would have any contact with.
so will the e.p.a. decide to start regulating coal ash? i sure hope so. for now, i'll try to avoid eating catfish, and see if we can organize some sort of environmental petition version of those eyelid holders from a clockwork orange.
look at what is happening! save us obama!