And that may be true, but you might also notice that this is the DC subreddit, not the Ohio subreddit, and my comments reflect that context

You are missing the context here. OP is talking about evacuating DC due to this incident. That is the insane fear mongering I'm talking about, and my comment about this being over is related to that specific concern of theirs.

You literally just compared the two! I'm not saying you're wrong about the fact that there will be lasting impacts, but OP is taking about evacuating DC because of an incident in Ohio. That is just patently ridiculous.

I'm not saying it's not bad. I'm saying that insane fear mongering, such as comparing this to Cherbobyl, is the mark of people unable to tamp down on their anxieties about everything and thus shouldn't be taken seriously.

Do not listen to insane fear mongering on Twitter. The air quality effects of local highways and power plants are more impacful than an accident that is already over.