{"id":59174,"date":"2021-04-05T08:43:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T12:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=59174"},"modified":"2021-04-05T08:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T12:45:15","slug":"what-took-all-the-government-agencies-so-long-to-arrive-at-the-piney-point-disaster-site-or-what-it-a-sabotage-to-tarnish-the-desantis-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=59174","title":{"rendered":"What took all the government agencies so long to arrive at the Piney Point disaster site … or was it a stealthy political sabotage to tarnish the DeSantis administration?!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congressman Buchanan, Manatee officials to provide update at 12:30<\/h1>\n

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Vern Buchanan On Piney Point<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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By ABC7 Staff<\/span><\/a> |<\/span> April 5, 2021 at 7:38 AM EDT – Updated April 5 at 8:12 AM <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Suncoast Congressman Vern Buchanan and officials from Manatee County will provide an update on the phosphogypsum stacks at Piney Point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the weekend, crews who working on a controlled release of water from the plant discovered a large breach in one of the stacks. An evacuation was ordered but as the situation continued to deteriorate and a collapse was declared imminent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That would lead to massive flooding in nearby communities and it could happen in just a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Congressman Buchanan released a statement saying he was aware of the situation and working to make sure that safety was top priority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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