If private enterprise did this, the EPA would be all over them like white on rice. BUT, when a government entity does something that potentially is a massive harm to the environment, all the do-gooder interest groups have nada to say.
Two events in a short period of time, the EPA would probably shut down a member of private enterprise.
An Agenda 21 setup?
(Think fast and furious for gun control)
Regulator, regulate yourself!
When they were nannies, they were bad enough of a burden to private enterprise, but now that they are presuming to be agents, they are insufferable.
In this case they will form a blue ribbon committee to carefully investigate the accident and determine that we need more laws and more bureaucracy to make sure this never happens again..