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A year on from the East Palestine toxic train derailment, what’s changed?

A year on from the East Palestine toxic train derailment, what’s changed?

Politics Weekly America vor 2 Jahren

The Guardian’s fossil fuels and climate reporter, Dharna Noor, travelled to East Palestine to see for herself what’s changed in the 12 months since the disaster

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A year ago on 3 February a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed
in a small village on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. A few
days after the derailment, officials decided to vent and burn the
chemicals it was carrying to prevent an explosion. Those still
living in East Palestine and the surrounding communities have been
told the air they breathe is safe, but many aren’t confident in
what they’re being told. So what led to the derailment? What’s
changed in terms of legislation to make sure this kind of accident
doesn’t happen again? And how are residents coming together to
advocate for their safety and that of fellow Americans in the
future? The Guardian’s fossil fuels and climate reporter, Dharna
Noor, travelled to East Palestine to see for herself what’s changed
in the 12 months since the disaster