Serious news, Incident in Ohio

[Ruggery]

This was done by a private rail company, Norfolk Southern, and they didn't properly disclose what toxic chemicals they were transporting. It's really nothing like Chernobyl which didn't involve private entities.

Even so, doesn't it seem strange to you that he stops people who try to investigate?

[Atlantic Reptilian]

In fact they say that the UFO news is smoke screens to cover this up.

May be, looking at how the US gov. has acted in the past. But then that would also assume that this would be a disaster for not just a small town in Ohio but also a disaster on a national level?

[Ruggery]

May be, looking at how the US gov. has acted in the past. But then that would also assume that this would be a disaster for not just a small town in Ohio but also a disaster on a national level?

I don't know but apparently the disaster would affect not only Ohio but also neighboring states.

[Atlantic Reptilian]

I don't know but apparently the disaster would affect not only Ohio but also neighboring states.

This is truly devastating. And no one can deny that the chemicals that have been released are toxic, but what they seemed to be very quick to do is to declare the concentrations to be low enough for residents to be safe

[Ruggery]

Joe Biden must definitely leave the presidency next year.

[SouthDutch7991]

The way it is handled (by government officials) is sounding like how government officials of the USSR tried to cover up what happened in Chernobyl

The rail infrastructure seems to also have been largely in a decay. This is disappointing since this is supposed to be a first world county.

U.S. rail infrastructure has been neglected since the 50s and was never really re-visited because we thought "everyone drives cars now, we only need it for freight and freight can go over rougher lengths of track". The main reason we don't have high speed rail, is because so much of our rail network is in bad condition, that it would cost billions to make a single northeast route with >90% high speed sections. Our amtrak acela service only goes at its top speed on a few short sections of track.

[Jingle Bell]

Damn man . .
The fragile American forests will now be killed in a matter of days, I hope this doesn't cause too much ecological imbalance and that everyone will be fine soon :/

[Atlantic Reptilian]

U.S. rail infrastructure has been neglected since the 50s and was never really re-visited because we thought "everyone drives cars now, we only need it for freight and freight can go over rougher lengths of track". The main reason we don't have high speed rail, is because so much of our rail network is in bad condition, that it would cost billions to make a single northeast route with >90% high speed sections. Our amtrak acela service only goes at its top speed on a few short sections of track.

True. And it just shows that those arguments you mentioned is more like marketing and not as much a reality.

But at the same time rail cannot be ignored by serious corporations, since it's used for freight on large scale? IDK if Amtrak is applicable here since we aren't talking about travel rail, but rather commercial rail.

[Incal]

Where the fuck is Greta Thunberg when we need her most?

[New brother]

Wow