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Megasoulflower t1_j8xdolv wrote

If you all noticed something “off,” don’t hesitate to report it! You’ll help us all breathe clean air (: EPA National Response Center Hotline to report possible oil or chemical spills/releases: 1-800-424-8802. They’ll get you to the right folks, even if the issue turns out to not be in emergency response jurisdiction. Let us know how it goes if you do it! (: (I’d do it but I haven’t smelled the smell or seen the dust yet myself ): )

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Megasoulflower t1_j8xewem wrote

Also, EPA conducts thorough air monitoring around every fire, explosion, and gaseous emergency. If harmful plumes were on the move, people would be evacuated. On the other hand, facilities accidentally or intentionally release shit they shouldn’t be releasing all the time, and regulating authorities don’t always know immediately that it happened. Protect everybody and let ‘em know if you see or smell something funky! I like our babies with two eyes, not three (but if any of your babies out there have three eyes, I’m sure they are absolutely ADORABLE (; ) (:

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lelekfalo t1_j8yzmco wrote

How much does the EPA pay you pretend they actually care about public health?

This is a national ecological DISASTER that our media and government is being dangerously quiet about, and they're just pointing fingers when they get asked questions about it.

It doesn't take NOAA's best and brightest to realize THIS IS BAD. And you come in with some saccharine little jape about deformed fetuses.

This isn't a situation that calls for a "cutesy" response. It calls for a dramatic one.

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Megasoulflower t1_j8z0pa6 wrote

Federal employees’ pay is public information, dawg! Get on some internet when you have a chance and look up whatever you want to know ha! (;

Also, be the change, my man (: You don’t like what you see, get into it and change it. You can do it. Get after it (:

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Korathaexplorah t1_j91lvy2 wrote

I just watched Chernobyl and our goverment is treating this the same way Soviet Russia treated that. I'm just waiting for Canada to report toxic air and then it will gain global traction.

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mica1994 t1_j8xz360 wrote

my partner gave them a ring and reported what we've been experiencing! outside of our house smells like a pool and it didn't before it rained.

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Megasoulflower t1_j8y5mst wrote

Go you, dawg! Thanks for reporting it!! (: I hope your smell clears away soon ):

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AdIll6974 t1_j8zjan6 wrote

Okay same! Thought I was going nuts. My throat also was burning. There was a huge fire in Braintree, MA earlier this morning so it could be that—what happened in OH is more likely to hit ME than us, but I was a little suspicious!

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Megasoulflower t1_j8y5q9u wrote

Do you live near any facilities or plants?

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mica1994 t1_j8y8lt3 wrote

we live in providence, so it could be anything really. we're in a mostly residential area.

i'm not sold on the smell originating from the east palestine derailment due to timing and a few articles i've read, but when i saw your comment, i figured why not call it in and let the professionals check it out! it was enough to startle both of us when we went outside.

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Megasoulflower t1_j8yapse wrote

I definitely think it’s worth a call! The folks who are paid to do that sort of thing (environmental emergency response) really and truly very rarely know unless someone tells them. I also truly doubt it originates from the derailment. I think it’s much, much more likely some facility nearby made a “whoopsie” or something like that. Do you know how to check on the RCRA-regulated facilities near you? There’s an EPA website you can use to check which facilities near you have had violations, as well as check on the types of facilities near you that might one day have an “oopsie!”

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darthduder666 OP t1_j8yjglq wrote

Thank you for sharing this with us. I was wondering how we would go about reporting this. I will definitely be contacting them.

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devinmarieb t1_j91yedw wrote

Not last night but a few nights ago when it rained I definitely smelled something off (I live in Cranston). It smelled like a weird mix of mold and smoke, but not in an obvious smokey way if that makes sense.

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