Today, at 10am EST the U.S. Senate @EPWCmte holds a hearing about the #chemicalspill #fires #disaster caused in #EastPalestine #Ohio in Room SD-406
Will officials by asked why they’re not testing for chemicals we found? Officials lack full transparency.
epw.senate.gov/public/
Will officials by asked why they’re not testing for chemicals we found? Officials lack full transparency.
epw.senate.gov/public/
https://twitter.com/thewheltongroup/status/1633122309471977472
This isn’t a classic chemical spill. Officials set hazardous chemicals -on fire- likely creating 100s-1000s of other materials.
You have to throw the kitchen sink at the chemical screening /identification problem. They have not done that, yet.
Officials must course correct.
You have to throw the kitchen sink at the chemical screening /identification problem. They have not done that, yet.
Officials must course correct.
When you review the county drinking water well testing data they didn’t test for a number of the chemicals in the creek.
So, what was the purpose of testing? Spending that $? Telling residents water is safe?
Why did these agencies choose not to be thorough in their approach?
So, what was the purpose of testing? Spending that $? Telling residents water is safe?
Why did these agencies choose not to be thorough in their approach?
The post-disaster haphazard water testing approach used in #Ohio isn’t new (we’ve seen it elsewhere in the US).
But what is clear is that officials are not applying the most thorough approach in Ohio. Officials set the chemicals on fire. They should characterize consequences.
But what is clear is that officials are not applying the most thorough approach in Ohio. Officials set the chemicals on fire. They should characterize consequences.
Post-disaster we often see different agencies look for different chemicals based on their own perspectives. When you have air/water/soil disasters you need a science team running point.
That’s not what’s happening.
It’s never to late to do the right thing.
Course correct.
That’s not what’s happening.
It’s never to late to do the right thing.
Course correct.
One last point...
Sometimes you hear officials say they're using "indicator chemicals".
This is sometimes code for when they don't know what specifically they should look for so people decide to just look for X, Y, Z.
They should be re-evaluating and course correcting.
Sometimes you hear officials say they're using "indicator chemicals".
This is sometimes code for when they don't know what specifically they should look for so people decide to just look for X, Y, Z.
They should be re-evaluating and course correcting.
We saw this in CA after the #CampFire. The state of said benzene was THE indicator chemical for post wildfire contamination. (Their own data showed it wasn’t). In 2020 wildfires I Oregon showed it wasn’t too.
This claim was issued to save the state $, not protect public health.
This claim was issued to save the state $, not protect public health.
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