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Evolve Dammit

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9. This is a huge deal for these residents. It will be months before the hazards are assessed. That

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Wed Feb 15, 2023, 03:57 PM

Feb 2023

assumes Ohio EPA and U.S. EPA dedicate experienced personnel to conduct. I did hear it would get Superfund monies which is a good sign. In the meantime though, I would be staying elsewhere, but some folks can't do that I imagine. If the RR in fact buried some of the chemicals in the railbed as has been reported, that sounds criminal.

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'This is absurd': Train cars that derailed in Ohio were labeled non-hazardous [View all] douglas9 Feb 2023 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author exboyfil Feb 2023 #1

Holy sh*t! pandr32 Feb 2023 #2

Something functional you say.....but you're on a budget.. LunaSea Feb 2023 #3

Holy Sh*t again! pandr32 Feb 2023 #4

OMG! The company should go bankrupt. 🤬 Duppers Feb 2023 #8

Id guess the rules are relatively adequate quakerboy Feb 2023 #11

You are right about that. pandr32 Feb 2023 #12

The STCC codes designates if it is hazardous or hazardous waste. Gore1FL Feb 2023 #5

Deregulation meets consequences. Vote R though rubes. czarjak Feb 2023 #6

Deregulation meets consequences. Vote R though rubes. czarjak Feb 2023 #7

This is a huge deal for these residents. It will be months before the hazards are assessed. That Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #9

Basically, this event, is going to end up being a lot like radiation releases at Fukushima. NNadir Feb 2023 #10

Thank You For This !!! GGoss Feb 2023 #13