Individual property owners having no desire to be part of a unified community in order to address an externality caused by a corporation exporting pollution.

That’s it. You can’t fix that which means independent human organizations can’t form that aren’t focused around direct financial benefit to the individual.

These are from the company.

“We're pleased that Hood County voters saw through the sham incorporation effort and rejected it at the ballot box,” a spokesperson for MARA said.

“As we've said from the start, this was an unlawful attempt to weaponize municipal incorporation against law-abiding businesses like MARA.”

“We remain focused on creating jobs, supporting local communities, and being a responsible neighbor.”

The story otherwise paraphrases general sentiment (e.g., people moved there to avoid city regulations)