Frustrated by the lack of action, Monday morning elected officials joined residents Theresa Landrum, Meghan Soboscienski, Victor Jimenez, and Christy Beiber who
spoke to media in front of Marathon explaining the panic the release caused, the illness people were experiencing, and calling on the government to take immediate action to protect on human health and safety. Yet 40% of Detroit does not have access to internet.
On Friday Marathon issued another alert for emissions on 3pm: "
Possible ODOR emission due to Marathon repair work. The City Health Department recommends staying indoors:It's clear that a definitive emergency response alert, and plan was not implemented, and that residents are exposed to chemical contamination during malfunctions, and are fighting to be heard and believed. People have the right to breathe, a right to know what they are breathing and when and how that right has been violated. Others have raised questions about the implementation of the Obama Era rules on shutdown start-up and malfunction.
This is not the first time Marathon has been called out for pollution releases. In 2016 they
paid out a $334 million settlement for pollution in five different states.
