Asked on July 7, 2026
A factory employs your whole town but poisons the river. Shut it down?
Shut it down — no job is worth poisoning our water
71%
Keep it open — people need to eat first
29%
Comments
6 comments from that day
CalvinRaymond
Unemployment would destroy this town worse than pollution. Maybe both things are bad and we need actual solutions?
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HeidiMoss
The company made $80M last year. They could afford cleanup. Instead they lobby and poison us. Shut. It. Down.
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TommyG_local
lived here my whole life. saw the river change color. enough is enough
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DrAnnaNolte
False choice. Better filtration tech exists. Demand retrofitting, don't just pick poison or poverty.
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JakeWorkman
Easy to say shut it down when it's not YOUR paycheck. What happens to the 600 families next month?
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RiverKeeper_Sam
My grandpa fished that river for 50 years. The fish are already dying. How is that acceptable?
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