tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290152190457552426.post7330576607497342610..comments2024-03-21T05:28:43.658-04:00Comments on Pressing Issues: The Mess With TexasGreg Mitchell http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627773627527089158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290152190457552426.post-54298428491606369232013-05-04T14:20:27.269-04:002013-05-04T14:20:27.269-04:00I've been reporting for an alternative biweekl...I've been reporting for an alternative biweekly in the Los Angeles harbor area since 2002. We have an analogous under-regulated ultra-hazardous facility--a liquid petroleum storage facility. Folks have been trying to get it shut down off and on since the 1970s, shortly after it was built. <br /><br />Totally different explosive materials, but the danger is 10-100 times more & the regulatory joke is virtually the same.<br /><br />This is just one more parallel: Last year, they promised to tell a nearby small city all about their wonderful insurance coverage. A couple of months ago, they said, "Nevermind!"Paul Rosenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17485568685014128150noreply@blogger.com