Governor DeWine provided the following updates regarding East Palestine today. AND I CALL BS
ema.ohio.gov/media-publicat…
Lets not forget Christine Todd Whitman, who as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under George W Bush at the time of the 9/11 attacks told the public the air around Ground Zero in New York was safe to breathe, has admitted for the first time she was wrong.
Whitman issued a statement. It said: “I am glad to reassure the people of New York … that their air is safe to breathe and their water is safe to drink.”
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/s…
The U.S. EPA, in partnership with an independent contractor, also continue to monitor the air in and around East Palestine. To date, the air has been sampled in 500 homes with no detections of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) associated with the train derailment. I am no
expert but that looks to me like the levels are elevated for the VOC response.epa.gov/sites/15933/fi…
It blows my mind that they have not declared a disaster in East Palestine
If you are wondering why they are being denied @fema assistance.
The governor would have to file a Disaster Declaration
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act) §401 states in part that: "All requests for
a declaration by the President that a major disaster exists shall be made by the Governor of the affected State."
Once the PDA is complete and the State or Indian tribal government determines that the damage exceeds their resources, the Governor or Tribal Chief Executive may submit a declaration request to the President through their FEMA Regional Office.
OH and also @POTUS can declare one also Emergency Declarations
The President can declare an emergency for any occasion or instance when the President determines federal assistance is needed.
fema.gov/disaster/how-d…
So not only are they telling these people everything is okay. The Mayor @GovMikeDeWine is doing nothing and neither is @POTUS. fema.gov/assistance/pub…
If #OhioChemicalDisaster and East Palestine residents should read this article. I would hope that @MikeDeWine would also take this information from a previous #vinylchloride train derailment and rethink his process. wkbn.com/news/local-new…
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