There is an environmental disaster currently unfolding that needs our attention. A train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has leaked a lot of chemicals into the Ohio River Basin environment and the Norfolk Southern Railway Company has been caught lying multiple times and served legal notice from the EPA.
There is an environmental disaster currently unfolding that needs our attention. A train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has leaked a lot of chemicals into the Ohio River Basin environment and the Norfolk Southern Railway Company has been caught lying multiple times and served legal notice from the EPA.
Let's talk about what happened, what Norfolk Southern Railway Company claims happened, the chemicals known to be involved, why this is bad, why these spills are likely to happen again, and how we as citizens can get involved in the process of recovery, public pressure, and changing this broken system of environmental protection.
Links to Citizen Science Documentation of Testing and Observations: