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A toxic onslaught from the nation's petrochemical hub was largely overshadowed by the record-shattering deluge of Hurricane Harvey as residents and first responders struggled to save lives and property.
More than a half-year after floodwaters swamped America's fourth-largest city, the extent of this environmental assault is beginning to surface, while questions about the long-term consequences for human health remain unanswered.
[...] In all, reporters catalogued more than 100 Harvey-related toxic releases—on land, in water and in the air. Most were never publicized, and in the case of two of the biggest ones, the extent or potential toxicity of the releases was initially understated.
Hurricane Harvey's toxic impact deeper than public told
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(Score: 2, Troll) by DannyB on Saturday March 24 2018, @03:20PM (4 children)
This and other news just shows us that we need to fix the environment.
Someone should do something. Like sign an executive order banning all hurricanes. Trump should speak to the president of Puerto Rico.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 24 2018, @03:30PM (2 children)
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 24 2018, @04:14PM (1 child)
Yep, he needs to make sure the President of Hawaii is cool with it too. Such things require international effort and cooperation.
(Score: 1) by Farmer Tim on Saturday March 24 2018, @05:40PM
Came for the news, stayed for the soap opera.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday March 25 2018, @04:17AM
I went to Puerto Rico and I met with Governor Ricky, they call him the Governor. Great guy, very easy to deal with, unlike the VERY UNGRATEFUL Mayor of San Juan! And Puerto Rico has done amazingly well. We've done a great job. Tremendous hurricane! Big, big mess. They needed A LOT of paper towels to clean that one up. But only 64 people died. It's official, only 64. And that's unbelievable.
And I went to Texas. Let me tell you, Texas can handle anything! And I met Governor Abbott, he thanked me for the tremendous help I gave them with Hurricane Harvey.
And I met the President of the Virgin Islands. After Hurricane Irma & Hurricane Maria they should change the name. Both Category 5. People don't know this, a Category 5 hurricane is very strong. Very strong. And they had two of those in the same month. Very strong hurricanes, but the people are stronger. They'll handle this.
I think a big part of handling it is going to be the cyber cash. Bitcoin and many others. So many of our Bitcoin guys are coming to Puerto Rico. Because the tax situation there is tremendous for them. Beverly Hills -- I visited Beverly Hills this month -- it's very crowded there. Very hard to put in an airport when you live in Beverly Hills and the traffic is HORRIBLE. They closed off the streets for me, it was still horrible. In Puerto Rico you can have an airport of your own. There's no capital gains. No federal income tax. Great tax rate for our companies, very low. And maybe the Virgin Islands and Texas can do that too.