It’s probably all going according to waste disposal protocols, but the fact that the EPA had to stop and review the plans… like, is that not part of the protocol, and they just did it because it’s optics?

Can the EPA quit it with the optics? We don’t need the head to nervously pretend to sip water or for the agency to pretend to order people around.

What the gov should is force them to get a 1000 year lease somewhere remote and "safe" in state, have them dump it there and have them take care of it under strict supervision with spot checks and fines for any future harm to anyone or the environment for that time. Maybe they'll be more care in the future if they have a long term penalty possibility for cutting corners.

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They want the government to step in and interfere with a contract between two private entities.

You mean they are doing what every government does when something catastrophic happens?

I’m going to be very clear, WE DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE THE ORGIN OF THE DISEASE.

Could it have come from a lab leak? Yes.

Could it have been through an animal to human transfer? Yes.

Again, we do not know.

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There is no hell in judaism, and there is no moral requirement to follow jewish laws unless you actively choose, of your own will without coercion, to be jewish.

evangelicalism defines the largest world religions because conversion obviously grows a following faster. By quantity, though, there are more cultural religions than evangelical ones

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What do you think happens to hazardous waste? It is placed into regulated approved landfills. These places are happy to take people's money to put hazardous waste there. Maybe you should try talking to the people who allowed a hazardous waste landfill in their county?

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So the agency that is trying to help should be the one to suffer? What about the politicians who have been bought by the railroads? What about the greedy railroad company? What about the people who voted for deregulation? Oh wait...

Without prior knowledge? The sites this is being sent to are fully licensed to handle the waste they're being shipped. They signed up to receive this stuff, and in order for it to be shipped, someone at the site needed to give them an affirmative. The TCEQ had to approve the application to be a hazardous waste disposal site. These are private companies being paid to perform a service. All waste shipments should be following all EPA RCRA and OSHA HAZWOPER requirements.

Any arguments from people that say this stuff is being sent surely don't want the government to step in and interfere with a capitalist enterprise, right?

Have you seen those cheese commercials? That panda is mad.

I'm a saaaad panda

Is that like sexual harassment panda from South Park?

It never ends. And is going badly. Yes. To be a fly on the wall in some of these agencies right?

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The only problem with this is, it counts something as severe as this ohio incident, the same as it counts an issue that ended up being very minor. A lot of those daily derailments are really non-issues.

Did I ever say that? No, of course not.

Is questioning a source “attacking” it? No, of course not.

You should always check the sources of an article. The story this whole thing has been based on literally says that no one knows where the leak came from. The headlines that have been used have been extremely misleading.

You should also learn a little bit about the person who writes the articles. especially when they are “the founder of one of the largest lobbying and information group for controversial religions.”

Fuck i should have read further instead of just posting above … I deleted it… but yeah…. This. The entire reason for attempting to get info in the first place probably revolves directly around this kind of information…. Who knows maybe not. But Anyway yeah that was my first reaction too.

I’d like to know What are the potential other reasons to bother if they weren’t seeking exactly that kind of sensitive information. I’m sure there’s lots but specifically what would be someone’s other most important priorities

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