Short Takes – 2-25-23

Ammonia Body to Host Webinar Examining Marine Ecosystem Impact. ShipAndBunker.com article. Pull quote: “Ammonia is widely expected to take up a significant share of the marine energy mix in future decades as the shipping industry works to eliminate its GHG emissions. But for now shipowners remain wary of its toxicity and the potential impact on shipping crews' health and the marine environment in the event of spills, and further research and development work will be needed into its safe handling as a bunker fuel.”

There are emergency plans. Hazardous materials move by train through the area. DailyStandard.com article. At another Ohio town. Pull quote: “"Mercer County response and government agencies have shown, though many situations, great cooperation and communications with each other for the good of the citizens of Mercer County," Robbins said.” Will they adjust their plans based on recent derailment?

Echoes of Alberton: '96 chlorine spill holds lessons for Ohio. Missoulian.com article. Pull quote: “Starting about a year after the Alberton [Montana] spill, Scholl began documenting Alberton residents' efforts to draw more attention to what they felt were mostly overlooked, or outright denied, long-term health effects that persisted among some people exposed to chlorine. What started as an introduction to the issue from a classmate who filmed the protests became a decades-long obsession for Scholl, who feels there's much more to the story — including lessons learned — than anyone knew. And almost no one outside the Missoula area has even heard of the Alberton spill at all, he said.”