[HN Gopher] Toxic air pollutants in E. Palestine could pose long...
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       Toxic air pollutants in E. Palestine could pose long-term risks,
       researchers say
        
       Author : hammock
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2023-02-25 20:03 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.washingtonpost.com)
        
       | mc32 wrote:
       | This has become, pardon the expression, a slow-moving train wreck
       | in terms of PR and more importantly, on-the-ground-response from
       | government agencies.
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       | The secretary of transportation took pains to downplay its
       | impact, going so far as to take weeks to address the issue
       | officially and more weeks to go and personally take a look at the
       | situation. Industry has been as ham-fisted as well -but that's
       | almost understandable given the conflict of interest. But still,
       | they should have give it the seriousness it deserves.
       | 
       | Unintentionally, Pete underlined the lackadaisical attitude when
       | he said, paraphrasing here, hey, no biggie, derailments happen
       | over 2.5 x day. So either the gov is woefully derelict in its
       | duties or... he was trying to minimize the scope of an actual
       | serious incident.
       | 
       | I hope what comes out of this is an investigatory commission who
       | will make recommendations to minimize the toxic effect of
       | accidents that will be followed up with actual new regulation.
        
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