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Environment & Energy

Bear Creek

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8. Contractors

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sun Feb 12, 2023, 07:50 PM

Feb 2023

While the news story has been in almost every major news outlet. I have to wonder about Norfork and Southern outsourcing to contractors. They have been cutting back on the union workers they have to do the job right.

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A horrific environmental disaster is happening in Ohio, and you may not even have heard about it [View all] douglas9 Feb 2023 OP

K/R Staggering, what a disaster, thanks for posting. appalachiablue Feb 2023 #1

Sounds pretty awful. calimary Feb 2023 #2

Taught in suburban Cincinnati for many years. This was our biggest JT45242 Feb 2023 #3

The stories are largely unreported because there is no apparent consequence....... jaxexpat Feb 2023 #7

It has been on my mind... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #4

It is good to publish updates about this. I posted on DU within the first hour it happened. John1956PA Feb 2023 #5

yeah big business ... Locrian Feb 2023 #6

TY for posting this! Duppers Feb 2023 #18

Contractors Bear Creek Feb 2023 #8

I remember how, years ago, after another oil/chemical train disaster, Dems pushed for safety... CaptainTruth Feb 2023 #9

Horrible accident and aftermath democrank Feb 2023 #10

But spy balloons! tenderfoot Feb 2023 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Feb 2023 #22

It was on our news for days and days. appleannie1 Feb 2023 #12

As of yesterday they were monitoring in Cincinnati. appleannie1 Feb 2023 #13

Thank you - that was exactly what I was wondering Ruby the Liberal Feb 2023 #16

I Read A Report About DallasNE Feb 2023 #14

VERY Concerning. Thanks for the heads-up. Duppers Feb 2023 #17

This stood out:."Journalists covering the story have been arrested." Duppers Feb 2023 #19

Agree. And That Tweet Was My Original Source DallasNE Feb 2023 #21

It was one reporter and he was talking while the governor was giving an update and a couple gung ho appleannie1 Feb 2023 #28

Good to know. Duppers Feb 2023 #30

The crew got an alert about a faulty axel just before the cars jumped the tracks. appleannie1 Feb 2023 #25

Were The Hot Box Detectors Not Working? n/t DallasNE Feb 2023 #32

50 cars, half the train 's length? Marthe48 Feb 2023 #15

A little more than 20 cars and it was a minor spill and it is being monitored. appleannie1 Feb 2023 #27

I worked in my career with all of the combustion products of vinyl chloride. NNadir Feb 2023 #20

What do you make of the dead fish and cattle 100 miles away, reported above? JudyM Feb 2023 #23

The same thing that I make of claims that the giant catfish in Chernobyl's... NNadir Feb 2023 #24

Thank you appleannie1 Feb 2023 #29

My brother lives in Beaver County, very close to where this occurred. appleannie1 Feb 2023 #26

That's good news. Duppers Feb 2023 #31