East Palestine Part 2: Politics and the Road Ahead

Continued from Part 1: The Causes The Politics: Continued Warfare or a New Age of Bipartisanship? The politics of the East Palestine rail disaster …East Palestine Part 2: Politics and the Road Ahead

East Palestine’s Record of Devastating Train Derailments

From the March 2, 1970, edition of the Salem News, via Newspapers.com Tyler Buchanan, author of Axios Columbus Long before the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment exposed East Palestine to hazardous chemicals, residents suffered from a series of devastating rail car derailments that destroyed businesses, ruined local infrastructure and often left the city stuck paying … Continue reading East Palestine’s Record of Devastating Train Derailments

Not Just An Accident – by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner

The East Palestine, Ohio, derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous materials has become headline news because of a potent mixture of health, politics, and the health of our politics. But might something good come from it?  We need to find out everything that happened. And that starts with an investigation into the practices and … Continue reading Not Just An Accident – by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner