Here in Minnesota, a company that makes lead fishing sinkers

[MineralMan]

4. Interestingly enough, as soon as the company was shut down,

it's employees showed up to protest the shutdown at the State Capitol. Most of them were immigrants, from many different groups. They wanted to go back to work, so they could support their families.

So, a "solution" to the problem was quickly found and the plant reopened, just a few days after being shut down. I predict the problems will recur, and that not much change will actually take place.

The Republicans work very hard to reduce the amount of regulation on companies. That has been a major push of the Trump administration, which has been turning over regulatory processes to the companies themselves whenever possible.

And then, there are the workers, who need the jobs and the pay they earn from them. I do not know the pay scale at the "Water Gremlin" factory that had the lead problems. I would guess it's typical of small factory jobs in Minnesota, which is not all that high. But, people have to feed, house and clothe their families, so...

The equation isn't a simple one.