{"id":161751,"date":"2023-03-29T08:52:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T12:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=161751"},"modified":"2023-03-29T15:57:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T19:57:41","slug":"yet-another-huge-environmental-assault-deliberately-perpetrated-against-the-american-people-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=161751","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Yet another HUGE environmental assault deliberately perpetrated against the American people<\/b> (Video)<\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ohio River Disaster As Barge Hauling 1,400 Tons Of Methanol Smashes Into Dam<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Three large barges, one carrying 1,400 tons of methanol, were wedged against a dam and partially submerged, on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, following their detachment from a tugboat.<\/p>\n<p>The Louisville Metropolitan Emergency Services\u00a0 said the navigation accident occurred early Tuesday morning when three barges &#8212; part of a group of ten &#8212; broke free from a tugboat after hitting a structure at the entrance to the Portland Canal near the river&#8217;s McAlpine Locks and Dam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2023-03-29_07-31-49.png?itok=mZxNGFhN\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2023-03-29_07-31-49.png?itok=mZxNGFhN\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2023-03-29_07-31-49.png?itok=mZxNGFhN\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"762\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6d9f336e-0152-4ea0-b05d-55c0909e842a\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Videos from Tuesday evening show the three barges pinned against the bridge<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet 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src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1640743304076709900&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fohio-river-disaster-barge-hauling-1400-tons-methanol-smashes-dam&amp;sessionId=fc933d2682f884100b23fd3d555d1e6facbfd63b&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1640743304076709900\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Coast Guard spokesperson Chris Davis told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/barges-one-carrying-methanol-break-free-tug-boat-ohio-river-rcna77109\">NBC News<\/a>\u00a0that state and federal agencies are trying to remove barges. Downriver traffic has been halted.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We had shut down traffic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0&#8220;There&#8217;s going to be salvage operations, and it&#8217;s going to be dangerous,&#8221; Davis said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As of now, Louisville Water Co. has reported the incident has not triggered an environmental disaster, and the city&#8217;s drinking water remains unaffected.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Your water is safe to drink,&#8221; the water agency said in a Facebook post.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2023-03-29_07-31-19.png?itok=nQAhPxH7\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2023-03-29_07-31-19.png?itok=nQAhPxH7\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2023-03-29_07-31-19.png?itok=nQAhPxH7\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"577\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"f007255d-81a2-4c8d-bd84-7e39fbd02993\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that methanol is highly toxic to both humans and wildlife. This chemical, classified under the category of &#8220;toxic alcohols,&#8221; is commonly found in antifreeze, carburetor cleaner, and windshield washer fluids.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and this incident comes on the heels of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/technology\/toxic-wastewater-ohio-derailment-headed-texas\">toxic water release from the train derailment<\/a>\u00a0in East Palestine, which flowed down the Ohio River, prompting water agencies to take preventive measures to safeguard drinking water for millions of people.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/ohio-river-disaster-barge-hauling-1400-tons-methanol-smashes-dam\">Ohio River Disaster As Barge Hauling 1,400 Tons Of Methanol Smashes Into Dam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio River Disaster As Barge Hauling 1,400 Tons Of Methanol Smashes Into Dam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=161751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161751\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=161751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=161751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=161751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}