WV Governor: Water Crisis State Of Emergency To End Soon
Source: AP
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says he's days away from lifting a state of emergency over last month's chemical spill into a public water supply.
Tomblin told reporters Tuesday that "in the next several days" he hopes to end the state of emergency, which has lasted almost 41 days. Tomblin said he let the emergency declaration continue partially because of the chemical's lingering odor from some taps and showers.
Tomblin said ending the emergency status would not affect his appeal for more federal assistance for nonprofits and agencies that responded to the crisis. FEMA initially rejected Tomblin's application for individual reimbursement for spill responders, who provided and distributed water and resources.
The Jan. 9 spill contaminated 300,000 residents' water for days. Many will still only use bottled water.
Read more: http://www.wvva.com/story/24756237/2014/02/18/tomblin-state-of-emergency-to-end-soon
Yes, everyone, our famously anti-science governor has decided everything's OK.
Problem solved. Go about your business, and let's back to bashing the EPA and Obama and blaming them for every problem in the state.
Long-term health effects? Why worry? None of us are going to live forever, anyway.
and pay no attention to stuff like this, which happened Friday:
"Grandview Elementary Dismisses Early Due To Licorice Smell"
The school's principal says several teachers complained of headaches, a burning sensation around their eyes and nose and dizziness.
http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/eyewitness/140217_23314.shtml?wap=0
and certainly not stuff like this:
West Virginia American Water’s most recent filing with the West Virginia Secretary of State lists five members of the board of directors, including Robert S. Kiss.
Bob Kiss is the former Speaker of the House of Delegates and is currently a member of West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s cabinet. Kiss is Secretary of West Virginia Department of Revenue.
Kiss was appointed to West Virginia American Water’s board of directors in 2009.
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It’s incumbent on Tomblin — who in 2012 was the recipient of campaign contributions from West Virginia American Water — to be transparent about what other ties his administration has to West Virginia American Water. Kiss as a director of the company. Campaign contributions to Tomblin. What else?
http://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/earl-ray-tomblin-bob-kiss-and-west-virginia-american-water/
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