Asarco trying to get out of environmental liabilities and leave the costs to you, the taxpayer

"This is only one part of the shenanigans surrounding this situation. The current owner of the dam, Asarco, is also trying to get out of paying for anything by pleading poverty, even though it is owned by a hugely wealthy Mexican multinational corporation. That's the M.O. in today's corporate culture: Pass the buck, and try to make taxpayers foot the bill. davidsirota :: When Polluters Don't Want to Pay..."

Asarco sheds environmental liabilities & oversees its own cleanup (fox watching the chickencoop) and the Labor Union cooperates...

"....The union's support has been reciprocal.  Last week in Hayden, as Asarco argued its position for leading an environmental cleanup there instead of letting the federal government designate it a Superfund site, the union was at the company's side.   United Steelworkers representative Tony Meza told Hayden town officials to let Asarco manage the cleanup...."
from:  Asarco, unions achieve harmony: Turnaround in labor relations credited to bankruptcy court's takeover in 2005

By Gabriela Rico Arizona Daily Star  Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.03.2007