"Officials cautioned that even water that was deemed safe may still have a slight licorice-type odor, raising the anxieties of some."
I suppose as long as it isn't flammable…. sigh.
Related: West Virginians Stink
No, what stinks is this:
"A pattern of accidents" January 15, 2014
During a disaster such as the chemical spill in West Virginia, assisting victims should always be the first priority. But now that the cleanup is well underway, and details about the cause of the spill are emerging, West Virginians should start asking how this spill was allowed to happen in the first place….
They already were the moment they found out about it.
I guess the elitists and those who have internalized their values have just shown you what they think of West Virginians. Youse all a bunch of slow dumb-f***s.
West Virginia’s government has long been deferential to the coal and chemical industries and has often regarded federal regulations as unwanted intrusions. Even after deadly accidents at chemical plants in 2008 and 2010, The New York Times recently reported, the state mostly ignored federal officials and local health authorities who called for better oversight. Many in the economically troubled region are wary of any steps that might scare industry away. But beyond putting residents’ health at risk, chemical releases that render basic infrastructure unusable — in this case, the water supply — have economic consequences of their own.
(At this point blog editor wrote "Oh!!!!" in the margin of his printed paper and frowned as an empty feeling I can only describe as heartbreak hit him. The concern is more about the impact on bu$ine$$ than people and their health. I hope you can truly under$tand why I no longer want to wa$te time doing this. Oh, the insult upon injury, instructive only in the knowledge of the mind-set of the people that are pushing the JNew World Order -- for lack of a better term -- that is damaging to the soul of a person)
Fortunately, the most recent spill caused no fatalities, and local officials began lifting the water emergency within days. But….
Would you drink stinky water?
--more--"
Maybe the Globe would like a glass?
NEXT DAY UPDATE: Company in W.Va. chemical spill cited at 2d site
Soon there will be nothing but backwash coverage in the Globe.
