After 10 massive refinery explosions, EPA air monitors showed no risk to air quality, even as thousands of people were hospitalized đŸ€”

Floored by this @Reuters investigation. Fenceline communities have suspected this for years https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N2IG21I?utm_campaign=Hot%20News&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=101597928&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_R5HqR8NsTueFnUBDILQz-S1wPHBUyo_Kd93hiUpC_ikSPcvfSb8Y6nIQjQd4YqT2TMq2EMvE3HSwunchF-IUncbmRFA&utm_content=101597928&utm_source=hs_email
Special Report: U.S. air monitors routinely miss pollution - even refinery explosions

When explosions ripped through a Philadelphia oil refinery last year, the shock waves knocked Felicia Menna’s front door frame out of place. Then came the black smoke.

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Also notable: community air monitors--ones installed by concerned citizens--often detected the pollution from industrial accidents.

This story is so validating for anyone affected by industrial pollution.
There's a grim predictability to the aftermath of refinery/chemical accidents: there's smoke and terrible odors. Residents get sick. Fed and state officials point to air monitoring data that shows everything's fine.

This story shows it's *not* fine, bc the monitors are suspect.
One Philly monitor missed a refinery explosion bc the monitor only runs one out of every *six days* 😑

Some monitors are programmed to limit the level of pollution recorded.

Anyway, air monitoring is $$$, and neither Trump nor Obama invested more $. Will Biden??
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