You people around that train derailment in Ohio you have to abandon your home

blackbull1970

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Biden EPA issues slow-down on removal of toxic waste from Ohio train derailment

Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg has faced heavy criticism over the derailment

By Anders Hagstrom | Fox News
Published February 26, 2023


The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a slow-down on Norfolk Southern's plans to dispose of waste from the site of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment until it can review the process.

The EPA says Norfolk Southern had previously been responsible for plans to dispose of toxic waste related to the derailment, but the EPA has taken over that process. Officials in Michigan and Texas have complained after receiving shipments of toxic waste with little warning to local officials.

"EPA will ensure that all waste is disposed of in a safe and lawful manner at EPA-certified facilities to prevent further release of hazardous substances and impacts to communities," the agency said in a statement, according to the New York Post.

It added that plans "will be subject to EPA review and approval moving forward."

Roughly 2 million gallons of firefighting water is expected to be delivered to Harris County, Texas in the coming weeks for disposal. About half a million gallons have already been shipped to the county, leading to frustration from local officials.

"It’s a very real problem; we were told yesterday the materials were coming only to learn today they’ve been here for a week," Judge Lina Hidalgo told CNN last week.

President Biden's administration has faced heavy criticism for its handling of the Ohio derailment in recent weeks, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg personally visiting the site last week. Many critics argued the visit came too late, however, with nearly three weeks passing since the Feb. 3 crash.

Buttigieg himself admitted he waited too long to respond publicly when speaking to reporters in Ohio last week.

"The answer to your question is yes," Buttigieg said, acknowledging that letting a week and a half go by before tweeting about the train derailment was too long. He told reporters he had tried to "balance" his desire to get involved with the "norm of transportation secretaries" — which is to permit the proper regulatory authorities to work without his interference.

"I felt strongly about this and could have expressed that sooner," the secretary continued. "Again, I was taking pains to respect the role that I have and the role that I don't have, but that should not have stopped me from weighing in about how I felt about what was happening to this community."

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Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg has faced criticism for his handling of Ohio's train derailment.
 

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As crews remove contaminated soil and liquid from Ohio toxic train wreck site, concerns emerge about where it's going

By Nouran Salahieh, Artemis Moshtaghian and Holly Yan, CNN
Updated 4:12 PM EST, Mon February 27, 2023


After a brief pause, shipments of contaminated liquid and soil from the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has resumed after cross-country concerns about where the hazardous waste is going.

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the shipment of contaminated waste to two EPA-certified sites in Ohio: Heritage Thermal Services in East Liverpool and Vickery Environmental in Vickery.

The move came after officials in Texas and Michigan complained they didn't get any warning that waste from the toxic crash site would be shipped to their states for disposal. The EPA ordered the train's operator, Norfolk Southern, to stop the shipments Friday so that it could review the company's disposal plans.

Questions about the disposal of toxic waste from the February 3 derailment have added to the controversy surrounding the crash that has also left residents of the town worried about potential long-term health effects.

The mayor of East Liverpool, one of the Ohio towns set to incinerate the waste, expressed concerns about the process but said the EPA has assured him that everyone has been following necessary guidelines.

"We have a 2-year-old daughter and of course that's a concern," Mayor Gregory T. Bricker said. "But, again, I think this is a state-of-the-art facility that can handle this type of waste."

So far, about 1.8 million gallons of liquid waste and 4,832 cubic yards of solid waste have been pulled from the derailment site, according to the office of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.

Buttigieg asks Norfolk Southern to join hazard reporting system

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has given Norfolk Southern and other major rail companies a deadline of this week to say whether they will participate in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System -- a voluntary program that allows workers to report safety hazards.

"This common-sense program encourages employees to report safety hazards, including conditions that could lead to derailments, by protecting these workers from reprisal when they come forward," Buttigieg wrote in a Monday letter to Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw.

The transportation secretary said "not one major freight rail company participates" in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System, also known as C3RS.

"By refusing to take this commonsense step, you are sending an undesirable message about your level of commitment to the safety of your workers and the American communities where you operate," Buttigieg wrote.

"I am asking you to join the C3RS program now, even as our Department proceeds to take appropriate steps toward making this program mandatory."

Buttigieg first called for the change in a letter to railroads dated February 14, but is now going directly to rail CEOs and asking them to reply to the Department of Transportation "by the end of the week."

After that, Buttigieg said, he will "present the public with a summary of which companies have agreed to this important safety measure and which have refused."

Millions of gallons of waste

The hazardous waste that has already been sent to Michigan and Texas is being processed, EPA regional administrator Debra Shore said Sunday.

About 2 million gallons of firefighting water from the train derailment site were expected to be disposed in Harris County, Texas, with about half a million gallons already there, the county's chief executive said last week.

Up in Michigan, contaminated soil from the derailment site was taken to the US Ecology Wayne Disposal in Belleville, Michigan, US Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan said.

Until Friday, Norfolk Southern had been "solely responsible" for disposing of waste from the train derailment, but waste disposal plans "will be subject to federal EPA review and approval moving forward," Shore said.

Every aspect of transporting and disposing of the hazardous waste "from the moment trucks and rail cars are loaded until the waste is safely disposed of" will be closely regulated and overseen by federal, state, and local governments, Shore said Sunday.

After speaking to residents in East Palestine, Shore said "we owe it to the people of East Palestine to move it out of the community as quickly as possible."

"At the same time," Shore added, "I know there are folks in other states who have concerns, legitimate concerns, about how this waste is being transported and how it will be disposed of. EPA will continue to work with our local, state, and federal partners to use our longstanding experience and expertise in these matters to ensure the health and safety, and support the East Palestine community and to hold Norfolk Southern accountable."

New wells will measure contamination in the groundwater below

The fiery derailment and subsequent intentional release of vinyl chloride from train cars left East Palestine residents with anxiety about the safety of their air and water. Some have reported rashes, headaches, nausea and bloody noses.

So far, tests of East Palestine's public drinking have found "no indication of risk to East Palestine public water system customers" and "treated drinking water shows no detection of contaminants associated with the derailment," the EPA said in a Sunday update.

And air quality tests inside 578 East Palestine homes detected no contaminants linked to the derailment, the EPA said.

But residents are still concerned, and federal teams are going door-to-door to conduct health surveys and provide informational flyers after President Joe Biden directed the move, a White House official told CNN.

And new wells will be drilled this week "to determine if ground water immediately below the derailment site is contaminated," DeWine's office announced Sunday.

Four wells have already been installed and up to three more will be drilled this week after the soil under the rails is completely excavated, officials said.

"These monitoring wells will also support a better understanding of the direction and rate of the ground water flow in the area," DeWine's office said.

As for the wreckage, all rail cars except the 11 held by investigators have been removed from the site of the derailment, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director Anne Vogel said Sunday.

"This is so critically important to moving on to next steps. We can now excavate additional contaminated soil and began installing monitoring wells," Vogel said.

The Ohio EPA will oversee the installation of water monitoring wells at the site of the derailment that will measure contaminant levels in the groundwater below.

Derailment was '100% preventable': NTSB official says

While the crash was "100% preventable," it appears the train's crew didn't do anything wrong leading up to the derailment, said Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board.

An NTSB preliminary report found one of the train's cars carrying plastic pellets was heated by a hot axle that sparked the initial fire, Homendy said last week. Video of the train before the crash showed what appeared to be an overheated wheel bearing, the report said.

What caused the wheel bearing failure will be key to the investigation, Homendy added.

The investigation will also look into the train's wheelset and bearing, the designs of tank cars and railcars, the maintenance procedures and practices, as well as the damage from the derailment, the NTSB report said.
 

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It reminds me of what Saddam Hussein did to people that tried to rise up against the government using chemical weapons.

January 6th, storming the capitol could trigger the war powers of the president without you even knowing. It is the same thing as President Biden shooting down the balloons without getting authorization from Congress. Those idiots should have stated it was a protest, and not a violent insurrection. Anytime you attack the government you have to be very careful and take appropriate measures such as giving your group a name such as Al Qaeda.

They were attacking the government before as a lone mentally ill gunman, bashing people in the head or shooting them in the face. What they did on January 6th took it to a new level

Any group that is supportive of President Trump can be a target. They should have gave themselves a name to distinguish themselves from other Trump supporters.
 

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Let's say a bunch of us storm the Capitol with no group name or logo all of us would be screwed and could be targeted using the War Powers. This group is talking about toppling the government.

We could end up having a train derailment in Atlanta with no f**** given. Anybody expressing support online could end up on a kill list.
 

Deezz

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A lot of people are about to get paid!!!!

Not that its any consolation to possibly having life long health issues, but the lawsuit is going to be massive!!!!
 

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Just a conspiracy theory, I don't know what people are thinking that they are going to storm the Capitol, and start executing politicians based on a whim.

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The next incursion could result in a nuclear 'accident' or meltdown in Ohio; rather than some chemicals that burn your lungs. They went after Al Qaeda and the Taliban that was providing aid and comfort. Another reason I need to get out of the U.S.
 

easy_b

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I hear the cleanup workers are getting sick now. Yeah, this whole city is beyond repairable.
 

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I have been watching a couple of their videos.

Some of them are ambulance chasing, putting on a neck brace. Instead of getting paid for their house and car, they want pain and suffering, emotional distress, tacked on to the damages. These companies don't play around with that shit and will ground pound you in other ways. They get funny acting even with car accidents.

Some of them are going to the hospital and getting told they have stress rashes! Damn just leave the town.

:lol:

Your lawyer won't say anything about it and just take their cut leaving you to deal with the huge corporation. You piece of shit house that was appraised at $60,000, you just want them to cut you a check for that and maybe your car.
 

easy_b

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I have been watching a couple of their videos.

Some of them are ambulance chasing, putting on a neck brace. Instead of getting paid for their house and car, they want pain and suffering, emotional distress, tacked on to the damages. These companies don't play around with that shit and will ground pound you in other ways. They get funny acting even with car accidents.

Some of them are going to the hospital and getting told they have stress rashes! Damn just leave the town.

:lol:

Your lawyer won't say anything about it and just take their cut leaving you to deal with the huge corporation. You piece of shit house that was appraised at $60,000, you just want them to cut you a check for that and maybe your car.
On the real, they need to relocate those people because that chemicals fucking of everything in that town. A lot of these people got a huge wake up call
 

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where's their money? or watcher?Biden....

Another train went off of the track,I wouldn't be shocked if they find that someone is doing it cause those trains carry goods also.
 

easy_b

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FLINT,MICH,

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where's their money? or watcher?Biden....

Another train went off of the track,I wouldn't be shocked if they find that someone is doing it cause those trains carry goods also.
Like I said CAC’s in Ohio got a heavy dose of reality. The republican party don’t give a shit about them they give more shit about Norfolk Southern then that town.
 

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@praetor Easy and I were talking about this in another thread

This is already going to fuck that state up and you wonder why that train derailment happen. Of course, it was the trump deregulation, but God and our ancestors gave them a warning.
It's beyond the deregulation though. Companies are so heavily focused on profit and not focused on preventative maintenance that they don't realize preventative maintenance or PMS is how engine engine number 9 on the New York Transit line if that train jumps off the tracks pick it up pick it up pick it up...PMS on the tracks, and having a system in place that the tracks are checked throughout the length of the tracks. Periodically and all structural damages are fixed even if it means delaying some of the product

But in BUSINESS, you can't delay the product. Because capitalism means money money money, and delays cost money

This is why businessmen particularly in America are so short-sighted.
 

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Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

By JOHN SEEWER
March 14, 2023


Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday.

The federal lawsuit also seeks to force the company to pay for groundwater and soil monitoring in the years ahead and economic losses in the village of East Palestine and surrounding areas, said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

“The fallout from this highly preventable accident is going to reverberate throughout Ohio for many years to come,” Yost said.

No one was hurt in the Feb. 3 derailment, but half of the roughly 5,000 residents of East Palestine had to evacuate for days when responders intentionally burned toxic chemicals in some of the derailed cars to prevent an uncontrolled explosion, leaving residents with lingering health concerns. Government officials say tests over the past month haven’t found dangerous levels of chemicals in the air or water in the area.

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easy_b

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Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

By JOHN SEEWER
March 14, 2023


Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday.

The federal lawsuit also seeks to force the company to pay for groundwater and soil monitoring in the years ahead and economic losses in the village of East Palestine and surrounding areas, said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

“The fallout from this highly preventable accident is going to reverberate throughout Ohio for many years to come,” Yost said.

No one was hurt in the Feb. 3 derailment, but half of the roughly 5,000 residents of East Palestine had to evacuate for days when responders intentionally burned toxic chemicals in some of the derailed cars to prevent an uncontrolled explosion, leaving residents with lingering health concerns. Government officials say tests over the past month haven’t found dangerous levels of chemicals in the air or water in the area.

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Wow, I’m surprised they are doing this you’re constituents must’ve put enough pressure on them to do this.
 

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They were trying to bring that toxic stew to Baltimore for processing but they put the kibosh on it. Something tells me they may still do it under secrecy. We'll know in a few weeks when there's a no-drink warning on the tap water seemingly out of nowhere.
 

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easy_b

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Good for him but the state is really blocking a lot of shit from this area. Remember this area is 97% white.
 

easy_b

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easy_b

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There's no state that's more accommodating to old school, smoke stack industrial corporations than Ohio.
Yep, and this is why corporations and the state screw them over. Now the big for the federal government to come help them when they kept them out for so long. These white people are their own worst enemie.
 

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Yep, and this is why corporations and the state screw them over. Now the big for the federal government to come help them when they kept them out for so long. These white people are their own worst enemie.
Every time there's even a minor crisis in a red state they blame the democrats in office, weather they have control or not. Then they run to the federal government and demand action, aka a bail out.
 
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