What intrigues me about this moderately severe disaster is how complicated the response has been. Gradually, underlying problems/issues like plant ownership and management, crisis communications, and state and federal environmental regulations all have come under scrutiny and criticism.  Seemingly basic and routine matters have not gone well.

January 31: A recap of the multiple disasters, from Newsweek
January 23: What’s the matter with West VA? from the Baltimore Sun
January 21: From the Washington Post
January 20: useful roundup of news from Huff Post.
January 19:

• From the NY Times: The push back on regulations in WV
• From the Wash Post on the recent, harried owners of Freedom Industries.