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.

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      4 months ago

      I, once again, have no idea why this has to be spelled out for you, but of course it bothers me when people praise a corporation that is destroying the ozone layer.

      Similarly, it would bother me if someone praised Shell Oil or Nestle.

      Why is it so hard for you to understand that SpaceX is destroying the ozone layer and that is a bad thing?

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          4 months ago

          Got it. And when Exxon ends up heating the world beyond 2 degrees C, then we can criticize them. Until then, criticizing Exxon means criticizing every secretary in their branch office in Des Moines.

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              4 months ago

              This started because you said people can’t praise them.

              That is a lie.

              This is what I said:

              Maybe people will finally stop praising SpaceX?

              Why you think you can get away with lying to me about what I said is beyond me.

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                  4 months ago

                  This is what you said:

                  This started because you said people can’t praise them.

                  I did not say people can’t praise them. People can praise anyone they want. I am unable to tell anyone else what to do apart from my child.

                  You lied. You’re done with this conversation because you know you lied and you refuse to admit it.