Recent comments in /f/Maine
New-Work-139 t1_j91ux04 wrote
Reply to Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Maine | US EPA by Shake-Spear4666
I’m excited about any infrastructure funds in Maine but am frankly dubious about how far $19M will actually go
MosskeepForest t1_j91uwed wrote
Reply to comment by ComradeBob0200 in Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Maine | US EPA by Shake-Spear4666
>$19 million sounds very inadequate
America is more about PR and optics of helping, than actually solving anything.
So it's just tinkering around the edges while "nothing fundamentally changes".
JimBones31 t1_j91uuvq wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Unless they have cleaned up the chemicals, don't think of them as a mass that is moving. Think of them as a mass that is spreading.
But seriously, you can think of them as Cheerios if you want to. I'm cool with that.
metametamind t1_j91usp4 wrote
Reply to 1870s Photo of State Street, Ellsworth, Maine by pjmpjm7
One of the most interesting things about almost every photo of maine from the 1800’s the lack of trees- the impact of switching from firewood to oil/gas/coal/alt was huge. I’ve read journals from the mid 1800’s describing the Maine coast as “treeless” up to 50 miles inland. It’s truly remarkable how the landscape evolves over time.
Realistic_Chard2115 t1_j91us8x wrote
Reply to comment by Nobel6skull in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
“The water in Flint is safe to drink.” -EPA circa 2014
IamSauerKraut t1_j91ufzt wrote
Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Fumes are composed of chemicals, sure.
But if chemicals are contaminating the water, does that not flow downstream in the water? All surface streams in the burg flow south and west. Away from Maine.
If you mean fumes rise into the air, then you should know that those aerosols diffuse and disperse into the air to the point that they are hyper-diluted. Not to mention that numerous weather systems have moved anything that would cause dirty rain in Maine far beyond the coast, if that particular air mass even moved over Maine.
JimBones31 t1_j91tur3 wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Good.
JimBones31 t1_j91tsss wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Very good. We don't need a fire though for chemicals to contaminate the air.
IamSauerKraut t1_j91tos6 wrote
Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
No longer a fire at the site, and has not been a fire for over a week. No smouldering, either.
JimBones31 t1_j91tnfo wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Fumes are made of chemicals. The chemicals contaminate the water and then it falls from the sky in the form of rain.
IamSauerKraut t1_j91tkde wrote
Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Not everyone is looking to relocate. And the million is bound to go up in the next few weeks. Plus, there are already 6 lawsuits. NS will be paying...
IamSauerKraut t1_j91tblk wrote
Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Fumes have what to do with dirty rain in Maine?
ComradeBob0200 t1_j91sbca wrote
Reply to Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Maine | US EPA by Shake-Spear4666
So I live in Michigan, but follow this sub because I like Maine from my very limited tourist experiences.
Michigan has a few previously industrial areas and military bases that have pfas contaminating local groundwater sources. $19 million sounds very inadequate if Maine is as contaminated as Michigan. The cleanup areas are all basically superfund sites, and people who live anywhere near them all have to be switched to city water or install something like reverse osmosis systems. Repeat that for a few thousand houses and money gets spent pretty quickly.
IamSauerKraut t1_j91qlk3 wrote
Reply to comment by rectumlike in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Who is "they"?
It is well noted by state and federal agencies that the local stream and a few that that emptied into were loaded with dead fish. It has been noted that water authorities along the Ohio River sourced their water from different suppliers for several days as the plume from the wreck moved down the streams and rivers. That plume has now been so diluted and dispersed that it can no longer be tracked.
JimBones31 t1_j91q5qf wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
So the site is done contaminating the air?
IamSauerKraut t1_j91q4mv wrote
Reply to comment by ppitm in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
There are already 6 lawsuits. This is not going away for NS for some time.
JimBones31 t1_j91pxt1 wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
$1 million divided by 5,000 citizens is $200 each to relocate.
IamSauerKraut t1_j91pxlm wrote
Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Downwind of Maine, yes.
IamSauerKraut t1_j91pvd9 wrote
Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
>where do you think the rain is getting contaminated from?
Meteorologists who have been asked similar questions point to dust from OK and TX. They also note that several weather systems have gone thru the east coast since Feb 3 and that if any part of the smoke/debris cloud remains, it is over the north Atlantic and northern Europe.
JimBones31 t1_j91pqkj wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Fumes are still released unless it's all been cleaned up. Did they clean it all up?
IamSauerKraut t1_j91pk5r wrote
Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
The smoke from the derailment is long gone. It's been 2 weeks already.
IamSauerKraut t1_j91pf47 wrote
Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
NS did not give that 25k to the town; rather, it gave it to the Red Cross. There is reportedly a $1 million fund set up by NS to help townsfolks with relocation costs. NS is also being asked by state and federal agencies to cover the cost of the response and cleanup. That is unlikely to happen absent a consent decree.
JimBones31 t1_j91knsj wrote
Reply to comment by Candygramformrmongo in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Not a whole lot. I've been at work for the last 38 days straight so I've only seen what's on the news and a few weather charts and NOAA predictions. You've probably seen more than me.
rectumlike t1_j91jv4b wrote
Reply to "Go Johnny! You're almost there!" by MesaVerde87
looks like fun! but not for the winter.
IamSauerKraut t1_j91v21g wrote
Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Air readers on the ground and in the air are not finding this contamination you seem focused on. What chemicals do you think is in the air there and is also in Maine?