A train derailment causing a toxic spill in Ohio is raising safety concerns from residents, activists, and government officials. See news and analysis across the spectrum from foxheadlines, NewsNation, and guardian:
Trent Conaway, East Palestine’s mayor, said “We’re going to hold their feet to the fire. They’re going to do what they said… and they’re going to protect the people of this town.
” Ron Kaminkow, secretary for the non-profit Railroad Workers United, said, “The Palestine wreck is the tip of the iceberg and a red flag. If something is not done… the next derailment could be cataclysmic.”notes the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2020 approval of shipping liquid natural gas by rail, and record low amount of railroad industry employees could make future derailments more common and deadly.