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#NorfolkSouthern train carrying #toxicchemicals derailed in #EastPalestine on February 3, 2023. … local authorities decided to empty five giant carloads of vinyl chloride into a ditch and set the contents on fire. The so-called controlled burn released a massive black chemical plume into the air and exposed residents in East Palestine and the surrounding area.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/east-palestine-ohio-residents-dont-want-to-be-studied-like-guinea-pigsAmerica’s toxic future looks like East Palestine, OH, today
https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/americas-toxic-future-looks-like-east-palestine-oh-today -
#NorfolkSouthern train carrying #toxicchemicals derailed in #EastPalestine on February 3, 2023. … local authorities decided to empty five giant carloads of vinyl chloride into a ditch and set the contents on fire. The so-called controlled burn released a massive black chemical plume into the air and exposed residents in East Palestine and the surrounding area.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/east-palestine-ohio-residents-dont-want-to-be-studied-like-guinea-pigsAmerica’s toxic future looks like East Palestine, OH, today
https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/americas-toxic-future-looks-like-east-palestine-oh-today -
#NorfolkSouthern train carrying #toxicchemicals derailed in #EastPalestine on February 3, 2023. … local authorities decided to empty five giant carloads of vinyl chloride into a ditch and set the contents on fire. The so-called controlled burn released a massive black chemical plume into the air and exposed residents in East Palestine and the surrounding area.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/east-palestine-ohio-residents-dont-want-to-be-studied-like-guinea-pigsAmerica’s toxic future looks like East Palestine, OH, today
https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/americas-toxic-future-looks-like-east-palestine-oh-today -
#NorfolkSouthern train carrying #toxicchemicals derailed in #EastPalestine on February 3, 2023. … local authorities decided to empty five giant carloads of vinyl chloride into a ditch and set the contents on fire. The so-called controlled burn released a massive black chemical plume into the air and exposed residents in East Palestine and the surrounding area.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/east-palestine-ohio-residents-dont-want-to-be-studied-like-guinea-pigsAmerica’s toxic future looks like East Palestine, OH, today
https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/americas-toxic-future-looks-like-east-palestine-oh-today -
@decapitae There was an initial trial for #PersonalInjury settlements, and there is another case in the works...
"The case before Washam seeks damages for a list of claims that includes negligence, nuisance, strict liability, product liability, trespass, punitive damages, loss of consortium, wrongful death, survivorship and business interruption. The wrongful death claim stems from Courtney Fish, of East Palestine, who allegedly died from the aftermath of the derailment."
Personal Injury settlements:
#EastPalestine #EastPalestineOH #Ohio #VinylChoride #Plastics #EnvironmentalDisaster #ToxicFumes #TrainDerailment
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@decapitae There was an initial trial for #PersonalInjury settlements, and there is another case in the works...
"The case before Washam seeks damages for a list of claims that includes negligence, nuisance, strict liability, product liability, trespass, punitive damages, loss of consortium, wrongful death, survivorship and business interruption. The wrongful death claim stems from Courtney Fish, of East Palestine, who allegedly died from the aftermath of the derailment."
Personal Injury settlements:
#EastPalestine #EastPalestineOH #Ohio #VinylChoride #Plastics #EnvironmentalDisaster #ToxicFumes #TrainDerailment
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@decapitae There was an initial trial for #PersonalInjury settlements, and there is another case in the works...
"The case before Washam seeks damages for a list of claims that includes negligence, nuisance, strict liability, product liability, trespass, punitive damages, loss of consortium, wrongful death, survivorship and business interruption. The wrongful death claim stems from Courtney Fish, of East Palestine, who allegedly died from the aftermath of the derailment."
Personal Injury settlements:
#EastPalestine #EastPalestineOH #Ohio #VinylChoride #Plastics #EnvironmentalDisaster #ToxicFumes #TrainDerailment
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@decapitae There was an initial trial for #PersonalInjury settlements, and there is another case in the works...
"The case before Washam seeks damages for a list of claims that includes negligence, nuisance, strict liability, product liability, trespass, punitive damages, loss of consortium, wrongful death, survivorship and business interruption. The wrongful death claim stems from Courtney Fish, of East Palestine, who allegedly died from the aftermath of the derailment."
Personal Injury settlements:
#EastPalestine #EastPalestineOH #Ohio #VinylChoride #Plastics #EnvironmentalDisaster #ToxicFumes #TrainDerailment
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@decapitae There was an initial trial for #PersonalInjury settlements, and there is another case in the works...
"The case before Washam seeks damages for a list of claims that includes negligence, nuisance, strict liability, product liability, trespass, punitive damages, loss of consortium, wrongful death, survivorship and business interruption. The wrongful death claim stems from Courtney Fish, of East Palestine, who allegedly died from the aftermath of the derailment."
Personal Injury settlements:
#EastPalestine #EastPalestineOH #Ohio #VinylChoride #Plastics #EnvironmentalDisaster #ToxicFumes #TrainDerailment
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Man sued by AG for charity appointed to position under Mike Rulli
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-sued-phony-charity-appointed-001318019.html -
In Congress, Chris Deluzio led the fight to hold big railroads accountable for derailments like the one in East Palestine—working across the aisle for rail safety legislation.
He won’t let corporations put their profits over our families’ safety.
#BlueWaveRising #Allied4Dems #OurFreedomsOurFutures #AirPollution #Pollution #DemCast #EastPalestine -
#EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the #contamination from last year’s #Ohio #derailment
By JOSH FUNK - Associated Press
September 24, 2024"The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment last year makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of the contamination they have been exposed to that they worry could increase their risk of cancer. A new Associated Press analysis of data from the agency — along with results from #NorfolkSouthern’s contractors who are carrying out the cleanup and independent testers in East Palestine — raise questions about whether the EPA is disclosing everything it knows. The agency’s lack of transparency, combined with independent tests that appear to show lingering problem areas in town, are making it hard for some residents to trust the EPA."
#EastPalestine #EastPalestineOhio #ToxicSmoke #Contamination #Environment #ChemicalIndustries #ToxicWaste #TrainSafety #Polluters #HazardousChemicals
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#NTSB Says Norfolk Southern Threatened Staff as They Investigated the #EastPalestine #Train# Derailment
The agency also concluded that the “vent and burn” of toxic vinyl chloride was unnecessary. The company responded that it was “the only option to protect the community.”
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27062024/norfolk-southern-east-palestine-derailment-ntsb-investigation/ -
Wow, the report about the East Palestine train crash last year exposed ONE THIRD of all Americans (plus a sizeable chunk of Canada) to potential health risks due to vinyl chloride exposure.
Norfolk Southern paid ~$600M in a class action lawsuit.. or about $5.45 per American potentially exposed.
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Norfolk Southern agrees to $310M settlement over Ohio train derailment - The Washington Post
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From CNN.com: Feds reach $310M settlement with Norfolk Southern after toxic Ohio train derailment. Here’s what else the company has to do
#TrainDerailment #EastPalestine #OHwx
https://www.aol.com/feds-reach-310m-settlement-norfolk-153105314.html
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From CNN.com: Norfolk Southern reaches $600 million settlement to settle East Palestine derailment suit
#TrainDerailment #EastPalestine #Ohio
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/investing/norfolk-southern-settlement?cid=ios_app
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#NorfolkSouthern reaches $600 million settlement to settle #EastPalestine #derailment suit
By David Goldman, CNN
April 9, 2024New York CNN — "Norfolk Southern has reached a $600 million settlement that, if approved by a court, will resolve all lawsuits covering thousands of residents within 20 miles of the 2023 #EastPalestineOhio, derailment that spilled more than a million pounds of #hazardous #chemicals into the soil, water and air.
"The rail company said the settlement is intended to offset costs related to the spill that sent a plume of #ToxicSmoke into the air and displaced many residents and businesses. But Norfolk Southern didn’t admit to any liability or wrongdoing as a result of the settlement.
"'Individuals and businesses will be able to use compensation from the settlement in any manner they see fit to address potential adverse impacts from the derailment,' the company said in a statement. 'This could include healthcare needs and medical monitoring, property restoration and diminution, and compensation for any net business loss.'
"The settlement of the class-action lawsuit, which subsumed 31 separate cases, also allows residents within 10 miles of the derailment to receive additional compensation.
"In a court filing Tuesday, the plaintiffs said they expected to file a motion for the judge to approve the settlement within 10 days. Attorneys representing the claimants said they hope to make the claims process easy and efficient and to begin sending out payments by the end of 2024.
"'We believe this is a fair, reasonable and adequate result for the community on a number of levels, not the least of which is the speed of the resolution, and the overall amount of the awards residents can expect, which will be significant for those most impacted by the derailment,' said Seth Katz of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, M. Elizabeth Graham of Grant & Eisenhofer, Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy and T. Michael Morgan of Morgan & Morgan, in a combined statement.
"Following the February 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern freight train derailment, residents were ordered to evacuate temporarily. State and federal environmental officials say testing shows the air and water in the town is now safe, but some residents still complain of health problems, including burning sensations in their eyes, tingling in their lips, heaviness in their chest and swelling of lymph nodes in their necks and groins."
Read more:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/investing/norfolk-southern-settlement/index.html -
Norfolk Southern reaches $600 million settlement in East Palestine lawsuit - The Washington Post
https://archive.ph/WbLmT"The company said the settlement did not amount to an admission of wrongdoing."
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"I'm not saying we did anything wrong - but here's $600million", is certainly a look.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/norfolk-southern-settlement-east-palestine-train-derailment-ohio/
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Norfolk Southern agrees to $600M settlement in East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment in February 2023.
ABC News reports: "The spill forced hundreds of nearby residents out of their homes and sparked fears, as five tankers carried vinyl chloride, which posed serious health risks, exploded, sending a massive plume of black smoke into the sky."
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Yep, it's our old friend GREED fucking things up again. It's why we can't have nice things, or soon...a civilisation.
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CEO of railway company Norfolk Southern got 37% pay rise after toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “We need full compensation for the families & workers affected —not a $3.6 million raise for its CEO.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/norfolk-southern-ceo-pay-raise
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#POTUS #JoeBiden waited until the lead-up to the #2024election to visit the people in #EastPalestine #Ohio so he could remind them in an election year that #deregulation of the #Railroad industry during the #Trump administration literally poisoned 🤢 their hometown. 🤔 Smart!
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Following the catastrophic derailment of a #NorfolkSouthern train in #EastPalestine, #Ohio, #RailroadWorkersUnited (RWU) advocates for public rail ownership in the U.S. This response, catalyzed by increased accidents and worker issues in the for-profit rail industry, was intensified by RWU's difficult contract negotiations in 2022, which almost led to a strike intervention by President #Biden
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Looks like #EPA Administrator #MichaelRegan did a ‘heckuva job’ after the #NorfolkSouthern toxic train derailment and uncontrolled burn 🚂☠️🔥 in #EastPalestine , #Ohio. 👉 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epa-east-palestine-derailment-dioxins-foia-emails_n_65030f7ee4b04e47fed4fa5a
Has he been fired yet? 🤷🏻♂️
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Yess! #UAWstrike, follow the excellent coverage done by StatusCoup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qF9wOrX0TE&list=PLt26I5I31rNtRXF0ZJV5B4YJdecsEKmAM (and support the channel $$ if you can, they did an excellent job reporting on #NoDAPL, investigating the #FlintwaterCrisis and the #EastPalestine poisonning)
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 2020 campaign manager, two others agree to pay $50,000 for roles in East Palestine charity scam
#MarjorieTaylorGreene #campaignmanager #charityscam #EastPalestine #news #scandal #Politics #News
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 2020 campaign manager, two others agree to pay $50,000 for roles in East Palestine charity scam
#MarjorieTaylorGreene #campaignmanager #charityscam #EastPalestine #news #scandal #Politics #News
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 2020 campaign manager, two others agree to pay $50,000 for roles in East Palestine charity scam
#MarjorieTaylorGreene #campaignmanager #charityscam #EastPalestine #news #scandal #Politics #News
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 2020 campaign manager, two others agree to pay $50,000 for roles in East Palestine charity scam
#MarjorieTaylorGreene #campaignmanager #charityscam #EastPalestine #news #scandal #Politics #News
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 2020 campaign manager, two others agree to pay $50,000 for roles in East Palestine charity scam
#MarjorieTaylorGreene #campaignmanager #charityscam #EastPalestine #news #scandal #Politics #News
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Boo hoo... Profits are down! Make them clean up their mess before they go bankrupt!
#NorfolkSouthern Lifts Ohio #Derailment Cost to Over $800 Million
Story by Esther Fung, July 27, 2023
"Norfolk Southern raised its estimate on costs associated with the #EastPalestine, Ohio, train derailment to $803 million, a move that sent its profit sharply lower in the second quarter.
"The updated cost forecast Thursday was more than double the estimate that the Atlanta-based railroad operator provided earlier this year.
"Executives said that the bulk of the costs are from the #environmental clean-up, and added that there may be additional legal costs, fines and penalties in the coming quarters. These are difficult to estimate, they said."
#ToxicWaste #Safety #TrainSafety #Polluters #Pollution #ChemicalIndustries #Ohio
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Cops Defend Arrest Of Reporter Covering Catastrophic Train Derailment
#news #TYT #IndisputableTYT #ohio #eastpalestine #newsnation #trainderailment
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One month ago, the train derailment in East Palestine, OH, exposed systemic racism and disregard for the lives of more than 2,000 incarcerated people less than 15 miles away.
Now, JLUSA and formerly incarcerated leaders are speaking out: https://jlusa.org/2023/03/03/east-palestine-train-derailment/
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Times Beach, Love Canal … and now East Palestine. I wonder what will happen to that town and the next one that is affected by an unprecedented and unpredictable accident?
#eastpalestine #environmentaljustice #contamination #environnement #dioxins #regulation #rail
Dioxins have forced entire towns to relocate. Testing could reveal if they threaten East Palestine. - NBC News https://apple.news/AR9lZnw2ZTtCaASkU0m832A
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Trying to explain it again.
The main sources of #dioxins are landfills, garbage incinerators and paper mills
The more chlorine present when you burn PVC -solid-, the more dioxins are released.
What has been burned in #EastPalestine is not PVC but #VynilChloride, a precursor of PVC
There are ALREADY #dioxins if u used to burn garbage or wind carry emissions from paper mills
When u have sources and sinks of a chemical element or compound it goes by a cycle
so follow up after accident is just fine -
If you want to know more details about the risks from the recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, this podcast episode gives lots of information about what happened, what was done wrong, what the risks are, and what is being done wrong in the aftermath.
#TrainDerailment #EastPalestine #Ohio #dioxin #NorfolkSouthern #toxicity @sts
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If someone were to ask me why I think we need to end capitalism, the hardest part of answering is that simply listing everything would take far, far too long. I think everyone already knew that this kind of murderous negligence was standard operating procedure for capitalists, but this disaster has once again made it clear that the millions they spend on corrupting the government have worked, and it takes weeks of pressure, and international attention to get the EPA to tell a big corporation to do the bare minimum, and test to see how badly they poisoned that town.
This whole situation is a disgrace, and it barely scratches the surface.
#NorfolkSouthern #EPA #Corruption #Capitalism #Dioxin #EastPalestine
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If someone were to ask me why I think we need to end capitalism, the hardest part of answering is that simply listing everything would take far, far too long. I think everyone already knew that this kind of murderous negligence was standard operating procedure for capitalists, but this disaster has once again made it clear that the millions they spend on corrupting the government have worked, and it takes weeks of pressure, and international attention to get the EPA to tell a big corporation to do the bare minimum, and test to see how badly they poisoned that town.
This whole situation is a disgrace, and it barely scratches the surface.
#NorfolkSouthern #EPA #Corruption #Capitalism #Dioxin #EastPalestine
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A #NorfolkSouthern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore #Safety Alerts
In October, months before the #EastPalestine derailment, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to #derail miles later in Sandusky, Ohio
https://www.propublica.org/article/norfolk-southern-policy-safety-alerts-east-palestine-derailment
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The East Palestine disaster raised public awareness of toxic spills, which are a disturbingly constant feature of U.S. capitalism.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7b4qa/east-palestine-derail-toxic-conspiracy
#Technews #eastpalestine #OHIO #Toxic #derail #conspiracy #hazardous #Chemical -
Two derailments in 2022 ought to have sounded the alarm, the complaint says, but didn’t.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgwqnn/east-palestine-derailment-foreseeable-and-preventable-ohio-attorney-general-lawsuit-alleges
#eastpalestine #norfolksouthern #derailment #OhioAttorneyGeneral #Moveable -
When are we going to believe workers? Rail workers told us a major reason to strike was safety and decaying infrastructure. We knew better, and broke the strike.
But we did put a McKinsey consultant in charge of DOT. Not even picking on dude specifically, but whose side do you think Pete is going to take in all this? Hard wired. We need to demand better, ya know?
https://inthesetimes.com/article/nationalize-the-railroads-workers-on-strike-biden-wages
#EastPalestine #BelieveWorkers #RailWorkers #NationalizeRailroads #Corruption #HeckOfAJobBrownie
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Public ownership is clearly the best path forward for the rail industry.
#train #rail #nationalize #union #RailWorkers #Ohio #EastPalestine #monopoly
https://freethoughtblogs.com/oceanoxia/2023/02/17/rail-workers-united-nationalize-the-rail-industry/
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Behörden: Überhitztes Radlager Grund für Zugunglück in Ohio
#Umweltkatastrophe #Zugunglück #USA #EastPalestine #Ohio #Bahnunfall #Radlager #Unfallursache
https://bahnblogstelle.com/199454/behoerden-ueberhitztes-radlager-grund-fuer-zugunglueck-in-ohio/
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#EastPalestine Soil Contains Dioxin Levels Hundreds of Times Over #CancerRisk Threshold
https://www.commondreams.org/news/east-palestine-dioxin-levels
#OHIO #jdvance #sherrodbrown
