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train derailment

Rural Communities Like East Palestine, Ohio, Are at Outsized Risk of Train Derailments and the Ensuing Fallout

Residents in the town where a train carrying noxious chemicals derailed last month say they fear for the long-term future, both economic and health-wise. Communities like theirs are in the greatest danger of similar catastrophes.

By Aydali Campa

This video screenshot released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio. Credit: NTSB/Handout via Xinhua/Getty Images
Trucks line up on a residential street one block from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The residual waste was transported from Ohio to Texas. Credit: Rebecca Kiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images

EPA Paused Waste Shipments From Ohio Train Derailment After Texas Uproar

By Dylan Baddour

Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023. The train accident sparked a massive fire and evacuation orders, officials and reports said Saturday. Credit: Dustin Franz/AFP via Getty Images

Derailed Train in Ohio Carried Chemical Used to Make PVC, ‘the Worst’ of the Plastics

By James Bruggers

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