Re: Regulation - Too Much or Too Little?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:43 pm
Contmainated soil? We don't see no stinking contaminated soil.
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to Norfolk Southern claiming it failed to properly dispose of contaminated soil after the train derailment in East Palestine.
According to the letter, “Five railcar tankers of vinyl chloride were intentionally breached; the vinyl chloride was diverted to an excavated trench and then burned off. Areas of contaminated soil and free liquids were observed and potentially covered and/or filled during reconstruction of the rail line including portions of the trench /burn pit that was used for the open burn off of vinyl chloride.”
3 additional chemicals discovered on East Palestine train derailment
“I think it was not in the best interest of human health and welfare and the environment to simply cover it up and keep going without at least a preliminary evaluation to determine if the level of vinyl chloride that was present in the soil was going to create a potential contamination threat to surface or groundwater,” said Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice who has a Ph.D. in soil science and has been working for Bennett & Williams Environmental Consultants since 1986."
https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/ea ... rail-line/
But sure, the stooge lawyers and lobbysists and their "pet" experts know more than this woman.
I have a modest little proposal: if these remediation meets Norfolk Southern's standards, how about the C-suite execs and their families move to East Palestine and live on top of this mess? Forever. Let's see how long they last.
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to Norfolk Southern claiming it failed to properly dispose of contaminated soil after the train derailment in East Palestine.
According to the letter, “Five railcar tankers of vinyl chloride were intentionally breached; the vinyl chloride was diverted to an excavated trench and then burned off. Areas of contaminated soil and free liquids were observed and potentially covered and/or filled during reconstruction of the rail line including portions of the trench /burn pit that was used for the open burn off of vinyl chloride.”
3 additional chemicals discovered on East Palestine train derailment
“I think it was not in the best interest of human health and welfare and the environment to simply cover it up and keep going without at least a preliminary evaluation to determine if the level of vinyl chloride that was present in the soil was going to create a potential contamination threat to surface or groundwater,” said Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice who has a Ph.D. in soil science and has been working for Bennett & Williams Environmental Consultants since 1986."
https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/ea ... rail-line/
But sure, the stooge lawyers and lobbysists and their "pet" experts know more than this woman.
I have a modest little proposal: if these remediation meets Norfolk Southern's standards, how about the C-suite execs and their families move to East Palestine and live on top of this mess? Forever. Let's see how long they last.