I grew up in the Midwest. It’s not called the Rust Belt for no reason
I grew up in the Midwest. It’s not called the Rust Belt for no reason
East Palestine Train Derailment (2023)
2017 Spill in Lake Erie Location: Toledo, Ohio (Lake Erie)
2014 Freedom Industries Chemical Spill Location: Charleston, West Virginia (near Ohio border, affected Ohio as well)
2013 Toledo Chemical Spill
Ohio EPA's Enforcement on Spills and Leaks (Various Locations, Ongoing) Location: Various industrial sites across Ohio
2012 "Toxic Release" at an Ohio Chemical Plant Location: Akron, Ohio
1. East Palestine Train Derailment (2023)
2. 2017 Spill in Lake Erie Location: Toledo, Ohio (Lake Erie)
3. 2014 Freedom Industries Chemical Spill Location: Charleston, West Virginia (near Ohio border, affected Ohio as well)
4. 2013 Toledo Chemical Spill
5. Ohio EPA's Enforcement on Spills and Leaks (Various Locations, Ongoing) Location: Various industrial sites across Ohio
6. 2012 "Toxic Release" at an Ohio Chemical Plant Location: Akron, Ohio
Ohio sucks.
Ohio sucks.
What's going on?
- Ohio is still fairly industrialized, and there's always been a lot of chemical manufacturing here.
- Companies are cutting maintenance to the bone, and beyond.
- ???
- Chemical leaks!
What's going on?
1. Ohio is still fairly industrialized, and there's always been a lot of chemical manufacturing here.
2. Companies are cutting maintenance to the bone, and beyond.
3. ???
4. Chemical leaks!
So, basically, this is normal.
So, basically, this is normal.
With falling maintenance levels, yes - and it's probably going to be happening more and more.
With falling maintenance levels, yes - and it's probably going to be happening more and more.
Interesting. You'd think it would be less expensive to do regular maintenance to prevent these "accidents" that need to be triaged later. However, I recognize the short term gain of delaying maintenance until after the fiscal year to make the CEO's bonus look better.
Interesting. You'd think it would be less expensive to do regular maintenance to prevent these "accidents" that need to be triaged later. However, I recognize the short term gain of delaying maintenance until after the fiscal year to make the CEO's bonus look better.
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