Category: News

Still not much news coverage of this event, but here’s a piece on newrepublic.com. Excerpt here: “Officials say it’s now safe for people to come home. But the harm has not stopped: people in East Palestine and neighboring towns are suffering from respiratory issues, skin reactions, and more, while animals have been found dead. And…

Norfolk Southern, the company responsible for the accident, “with a market value of $55 billion, fought the Federal Railroad Administration’s push to upgrade the ‘Civil War era’ brake system that remains widely used in US trains, and against stricter rules on the transport of hazardous materials.” They have also apparently offered $25,000 in damages ……