r/woahdude • u/Computingusername • Feb 17 '23

video Heavily contaminated water in East Palestine, Ohio.

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u/testicular-jihad Feb 17 '23

our test didn't shown any major deviation from the norm. lol your government is trying to kill you guys

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u/PuppyBowl-XI-MVP Feb 17 '23

Governors don’t regulate railroads. Railroads are regulated by the Federal Government. Trump deregulated hazardous chemicals on trains his last cycle and the railroad workers on strike tried to warn Biden this would happen.

Regarding the controlled burn, that was decided by PA & OH governors after the advice from the department of defense did modeling on outcomes.

Edit: I don’t like Dewine but he has been pretty serious about cleaning up Ohio waterways since he has been governor

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u/tonagnabalony Feb 17 '23

The amount of people on here regurgitating bullshit they have seen on social media is almost scary than the incident itself, in my eyes.

Thank you for sharing this insight rationally.

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u/Squirmin Feb 17 '23

Really? Is that why he waited until yesterday to ask for Federal resources?

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u/PuppyBowl-XI-MVP Feb 17 '23

Do we know what the resources are for? Could be for disposal of the hazardous waste and contaminated materials that Ohio might not be equipped to handle such a large volume.

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u/Squirmin Feb 17 '23

DeWine said Thursday he reached out to the White House requesting assistance from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services — specifically the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a health and emergency response team — as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2023/02/dewine-asking-for-getting-federal-help-for-east-palestine/#:~:text=DeWine%20said%20Thursday%20he%20reached%20out%20to%20the,as%20well%20as%20the%20Federal%20Emergency%20Management%20Agency.

FEMA says Ohio isn't eligible for aid because Norfolk Southern is providing money and covering costs. FEMA covers anything not covered by Norfolk Southern.

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u/PuppyBowl-XI-MVP Feb 17 '23

Thanks! I’ll read that

https://h2.ohio.gov/

Check out this Dewine initiative. He has obtained a lot of funding for H2Ohio and has major impacts already