WV: State ignored plan for tougher chemical oversight

[theHandpuppet]

A fat lot of good it does for us to have a Democratic Governor and both Senators, Democrats. Like I said, just having a (D) beside your name doesn't mean squat, especially here. And if you think that's bad, you ought to see the Republicans. There's no end to the corruption and influence of big money.

The Charleston Gazette
State ignored plan for tougher chemical oversight
By Ken Ward Jr.

Three years ago this month, a team of federal experts urged the state of West Virginia to help the Kanawha Valley create a new program to prevent hazardous chemical accidents.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board recommended the step after its extensive investigation of the August 2008 explosion and fire that killed two workers at the Bayer CropScience plant in Institute.

Since then, the proposal has gone nowhere. The state Department of Health and Human Resources hasn't stepped in to provide the legal authority the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department needs to start such a program. And Kanawha County officials never funded the plan, and seldom mention that the CSB recommendation was even made... MORE

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201401120021

[Tom Rinaldo]

1. K&R n/t

[deutsey]

2. I think most politicians in America today should have a "C" beside their name

to designate their allegience to the true ruling party in this country: The Corporatist Party

There would remain a handful who could still honestly put a "D" or an "R" or even an "I" next to their names, but the majority should just be honest about whose interests they actually serve.