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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s been a lot of criticism of the environmental movement over the past decades for focusing overly on white UMC issues when it’s poor people, usually of color, who are most impacted by environmental issues.  Most environmental progressive groups have initiatives focused on racial environmental Justice now, to try to cure that blind spot.  I don’t know the demographics of this area of Ohio but I’d guess at a minimum it is poor or working class.  It’s probably a good example of environmentalists still not putting enough attention on these issues that affect poor people.  That’s where these hazmat train lines run.  It’s all really upsetting.[/quote]
I’m really upset as well because this administration is denying FEMA help. When did that ever happen before? Is it because these people are low-income white people? Or because it’s Amish and Mennonites? This is unprecedented.[/quote]

I'm not defending it necessarily because I think they should be looking for ways to help but the way FEMA specifically operates is legislatively driven. This is not a natural disaster. I don't know why DOT and EPA are not doing more but I work in a government agency and you would be surprised by how many very very specific rules there are about what we can and can't do in our topic area...and the rules come from interpretation of actual laws so there is not a lot of wiggle room. [/quote]

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