![]() ![]() We have been on the frontline around environmental community hazards in the Appalachian Ohio River Valley for several years. I also work with a non-profit, grassroots community organizing group, River Valley Organizing. I live a few short miles from the derailment site. Ohioans are suffering up to 30 miles away. Now, as we predicted would inevitably happen, a Norfolk Southern bomb train carrying vinyl chloride and other hazardous materials derailed on Feb. More: Train derailment, fire cause evacuation in East Palestine, about an hour from Akron In fact, these groups warned the federal government that a disaster was waiting to happen. We have seen many derailments and close calls throughout the years. ![]() Nearly a decade ago, many collaborative grassroots organizations appealed to the EPA about these trains.
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