The Republicans in the state of Ohio, fuck this up because they was protecting Norfolk Southern. Dumbass is found out the hard way that their Republican buddies do not give a fuck about them. That whole train derailment is fucked up for years.
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I believe this, and I blame the state of Ohio for this bullshit. They really blocked the federal government for critical hours before the federal government really got in there, but it was too late. A good amount of the chemicals went into streams of water which went down stream.East Palestine train derailment spread 'hazardous' pollution to 16 states: Study
ByLeah Sarnoff
June 19, 2024
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East Palestine train derailment spread 'hazardous' pollution to 16 states: Study
Researchers estimate that 110 million residents, or one-third of the nation's population, were impacted by pollution.abcnews.go.com
The destruction from a massive train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, spread far beyond the initial wreckage site, spewing "hazardous" pollution across 16 states, according to a newly released study.
On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine -- a village on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania -- sending toxic chemicals into the air, soil, creeks and lakes in the region, according to the study published in Environmental Research Letters on Wednesday.
In total, the pollution from the wreckage and subsequent controlled burn of several of the train's cars spread over 16 states in the Midwest, Northeast and Southern U.S., reaching 540,000 square miles or 14% of the U.S. land area, according to the study.
Researchers estimate that 110 million residents, or one-third of the nation's population, were impacted by pollution.
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Wreckage from a Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2023.
Eleven of the derailed cars were transporting hazardous materials, five of which contained vinyl chloride, a highly volatile colorless gas produced for commercial uses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes for Health, at the time.
Several cars were also carrying ethyl acrylate and isobutylene, which are considered to be very toxic and possibly carcinogenic, the agencies reported.
Three days after the initial crash, officials authorized an hours-long controlled release and burn of vinyl chloride in five derailed tanker cars, "due to fear of an explosion of one or all of these cars," according to the study, noting, the cars were carrying 115,580 gallons of the flammable gas.
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A road sign stops traffic near the site of a train derailment on Feb. 14, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio.
A large ball of fire and a plume of black smoke filled with contaminants could be seen billowing out from the derailment site as the controlled burn took place. This prompted concerns from residents about the potential negative health effects of the burn.
In the study published Wednesday, researchers analyzed rain and snow water samples collected at 260 sites from surrounding states the week of the derailment (Jan. 31) and the week after (Feb 14).
"Our measurements revealed a large areal impact from the Midwest through the Northeast and likely Canada, and perhaps as far south as North Carolina," according to the study.
Researchers discovered that "exceptionally elevated levels" of Chloride and pH levels were found in northern Pennsylvania and along the U.S.-Canada border, compared to historic data.
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and almost every site in New York were flagged as having soot ash and dirt in the samples, according to the study.
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This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio, are still on fire on Feb. 4, 2023.
Pollutants in the air reached southern states including Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky, according to the study.
Researchers found that 19 sites had at least one chemical compound in the 99th percentile, while eight sites had four or more compounds in the 99th percentile.
"The impacts of the fire were larger in scale and scope than the initial predictions, and likely due to the uplift from the fire itself entraining pollutants into the atmosphere," researchers wrote.
Following the derailment, Dr. Erin Haynes, chair of the University of Kentucky's Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, surveyed approximately 400 adults in the East Palestine area about their health effects after the accident.
Haynes found that three out of four residents suffered health impacts after the derailment and over half of the residents reported their conditions continued through fall of 2023.
Nose and eye irritation, coughing and wheezing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rashes and feeling weak and tired were among the symptoms reported, according to Haynes.
In April 2024, Norfolk Southern agreed to a $600 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit related to the train derailment.
That area is poorFew residents opt out of $600 million class action settlement in East Palestine, Ohio, derailment
The plaintiffs’ attorneys said only 22 of the nearly 2,000 households in the small Ohio town where the derailment happened in February 2023 opted out of the deal before the July 1 deadline. In total, only 173 of the more than 190,000 households in the 20-mile (32.2-kilometer) area around the derailment covered by the deal had decided not to accept it as of Monday’s filing.
BY JOSH FUNK
July 16, 2024
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Few residents opt out of $600 million class action settlement in East Palestine, Ohio, derailment
Lawyers say few people ultimately opted out of the $600 million class action settlement Norfolk Southern offered to people affected by last year's disastrous East Palestine train derailment despite the questions residents raised about the deal.apnews.com
That area of Ohio is poor white trash
That area is poor
That they dumb behind keep voting for the GOP people. This is how Appalachia look as well.It’s one of the 1000s of areas in America that got decimated because of NAFTA.
NAFTA was planned under Reagan/Bush/GOP.
They suckered Clinton into signing it cuz he was so excited to be doing his “Bi-Partisanship” foolishness. He admitted later he had no idea what it was.
And these GOP voters continue to vote against their best interests, just so they can “Stick It Too The Libs!”.
Residents ordered to pay $850,000 bond to appeal Ohio derailment settlement vow not to give up
Nearly $300 million of the settlement has been on hold because of the appeal even though a judge approved the deal in September. The holdout residents are urging the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to stop them from having to put up the huge sum to continue with their claims stemming from the February 2023 derailment and fire.
CBS NEWS
January 25, 2025
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Residents ordered to pay $850,000 bond to appeal Ohio derailment settlement vow not to give up
The residents who question whether Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement offers enough compensation for the East Palestine train crash don't plan to let a judge's order requiring an $850,000 bond derail their appeal.www.cbsnews.com