President Joe Biden’s administration denied Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine’s request for disaster aid because the occurrence did not meet the criteria for a national disaster declaration. FEMA considers tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes natural disasters, but a train derailment with a huge toxic chemical payload does not qualify as a national disaster. Rainbow rivers, toxic clouds, lots of dead wildlife, a god-awful smell, and contaminated drinking water do not qualify as a national disaster under the Biden administration.
