Rosie O’Donnell slams response to Ohio train derailment: ‘Nothing’s being done’

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that contaminated at least 15,000 pounds of soil and 1.1 million gallons of water to date.The comedian, who has gone on passionate rants against the Environmental Protection Agency before, took to the social media platform over the weekend to talk about the tragic chemical spill, claiming that “nothing was being done” about it.“I’ve been reading all the news about this horrible train derailment and chemical spill – toxic poisoning – in Ohio,” she said at the beginning of the three-minute clip. “Fish dying, chickens dying and animals getting sick and people getting sick, and then the EPA comes out with a very non-alarmist, ‘Everything’s OK; don’t worry about a thing’ statement, and it’s infuriating.”train derailment ohio #ohio #chemicalspill #epa #toxic #tragedy #criminalIn an update last week, the EPA wrote to the public that they were monitoring and testing the area’s air and water quality, both of which have not exceeded their standard for “quality concerns.”“This is like a tragedy of epic proportion,” O’Donnell said. “And it’s criminal negligence by that chemical and train company.

And nothing’s being done about it.”She continued, “It’s not on the news enough. It’s not something that people are talking about.

It’s like being pushed to the back burner, and it’s like, so many deaths are going to occur from this. I don’t know, it’s so depressing to me.”The former talk show host also said in her rant that she doesn’t “trust” the EPA , comparing its recent response to the train derailment to the one the agency had after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.