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What I would like to hear from our government is a clear plan backed by dozens of scientists along the lines of: - soil testing procedures for the next X years
by zug_zug 4y ago
What I would like to hear from our government is a clear plan backed by dozens of scientists along the lines of:
- soil testing procedures for the next X years where the test-results will be published publicly with no redactions,
- downstream water tests to the same effect for whichever news sets of chemicals are necessary (water tests usually only test for 8-10 chemicals) for the next X years.
- Cancer rate statistics for the next X years (many of these cancers take over a decade to show), perhaps people in the area should get free screenings
- full post-moterm on procedure that addresses all the concerns around skipped safety checks
- A publicly available "Whistle-blowing channel" for any rail workers asked to skip safety checks where they can report their employer anonymously and earn rewards up to $1,000,000 for deliberately violating safety rules (a recording/video of a manager doing so would be conclusive proof).
- whitemary 4y agoIf you want the US government to do something, you need to be clear about how the politicians and/or their capital-owning companions (e.g. the railroads) will profit from your plan.
- photonbeam 4y agolet the lawmakers get a percentage of the whistleblower payouts /s
- xboxnolifes 4y agoWe bring out the guillotines and say if they do something they can profit their life.
- tejohnso 4y agoNice plan. Typically what we get is a whole bunch of uncertainty and half measures. Then when an individual starts questioning or accusing, they're labelled as a conspiracy theorist. They may also be accused of having some strong political affiliations that are considered to be reprehensible.
- ROTMetro 4y agoWhy should this site be treated special? There are many sites that need cleanup due to corporate indifference/skirting the law/rules/regulation. Conservatives have moved regulations from a government oversight/enforcement model to a corporate enforcement/oversight model so what you are asking for isn't really doable/authorized with the current regulations.
- bloopernova 4y agoWhich government? There's 2 involved, the Ohio state government and the United States federal government. The impression I've gotten is that they don't want to work together.
- pessimizer 4y agoWhat you're going to get are suggestions that Russians are exaggerating the incident in order to incite right-wing conspiracies.
- myko 4y agoWhich unfortunately is happening as well, no reason to be blind to the facts - all of them
- throwawayapples 4y agoCan the whistleblower start the video right after they open the valve themselves?