http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/09/130919-colorado-flooding-causes-oil-spill/
The flooding in Colorado has become a major issue not only with humans but now putting the environment in a threatened state. The massive flood has damaged multiple oil tanks which all have the potential to start leaking their contents into the rivers and streams nearby and contaminating massive amounts of land. There is no guarantee to how bad the oil spills are because the crews examining them are just basing it off of visuals. It is difficult to even get to the main points of damage and much less to fix the problem "because many roads are still inaccessible,'' says Todd Hartman. He goes on to say that most operations are underwater and are too difficult to fix for now. There is also a huge concern for the hazardous wastewater and toxins that are often near these oil wells that have the potential to start leaking out into the waters. I think that they aren't taking enough measures to be as safe and cautious as they should be. Basing the amount of oil that is spilling into the environment by visual perception is such an inefficient way of measuring and could lead to serious issues later on.
I agree with Zach's opinion that they aren't taking enough measures to be as safe and cautious as possible. This is a very important environmental issue. When oil tanks leak, the toxins leaked into the water are extremely hard to get out. It creates hazardous water sources that are harmful to people using it and the animals that live in it.
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