SpaceX’s Starship launches at the company’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas, have allegedly been contaminating local bodies of water with mercury for years. The news arrives in an exclusive CNBCreport on August 12, which cites internal documents and communications between local Texas regulators and the Environmental Protection Agency.
SpaceX’s fourth Starship test launch in June was its most successful so far—but the world’s largest and most powerful rocket ever built continues to wreak havoc on nearby Texas communities, wildlife, and ecosystems. But after repeated admonishments, reviews, and ignored requests, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have had enough.
I would be exactly 0% shocked to learn this was true.
I’d be shocked if Abbott didn’t try to give them a Texas Medal of Freedom award for doing this.
And for removing water breaks for workers when it’s really hot out
Or… I could see him mandating more water breaks… provided it comes from the test area. People in the biz refer to that as remediation.
Ah yes, I forgot about that old fallback
And with Chevron ruling they wont face any repercussions!
Isnt crony capitalism great!?!?!?!
Would you be more shocked to learn that it isn’t true? It is possible that this entire story is based on two typos in the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality report.
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted (although you’re username would certainly give the impression you’re just defending musk).
The information you linked to does indeed cast doubt on the validity of the report. Corrected information will be needed before concrete conclusions can be drawn.
I hate Musk as much as the next person, and definitely wouldn’t be surprised if he was dumping chemicals in the water. But that doesn’t mean we should let confirmation bias cloud our ability to think critically.
I went through the report, and the raw data at the end shows the two samples coming back at “0.139” and “ND”
Your* username
I find it interesting that people automatically assume my username implies endorsement of the person.
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Yeah i don’t believe this at all
Here is the actual application. Typo is on page 79, the actual figure is in the appendix on page 177.
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/permitting/wastewater/title-iv/tpdes/wq0005462000-spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp-starbaselaunchpadsite-cameron-tpdes-adminpackage.pdf