First and foremost because "they" cashed out all their profits over seas and bankrupted the company, neatly avoiding any of the responsibility of dealing with the repercussions of their actions. This is the most basic strategy of mining companies everywhere. They. Don't. Ever. Clean. Up. Their. Messes. If they did, most mining wouldn't be profitable. This is why people get up in arms about the DAPL pipeline and other such projects.
