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Editorial: Remember the Ohio train derailment? The U.S. is still waiting for fixes.

No community in America deserves to be the next East Palestine. To protect them, the Senate should pass the bipartisan Railway Safety Act.
Tracking the chemicals in the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and fire
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Tracking the chemicals in the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and fire

Tankers of vinyl chloride were going halfway across the country, government records show, a trip highlighting the risks of transporting chemicals as plastics production grows.
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So far, Trump’s rollback of regulations can’t be blamed for Ohio train wreck

The Trump administration shelved many rail and environmental rules. But a link to the East Palestine derailment is hard to find.
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Alex Shephard: On Fox News, the cynicism is the point

Tucker Carlson and his coworkers don't care about the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio—except as a means to push a deranged narrative about Democrats.
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If you’re wondering how the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, happened, here’s one clue.
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Ohio train derailment latest updates: East Palestine fears of chemical ‘poisoning’ after vinyl chloride spill

EPA and state lawmakers have told people it was safe to return to their homes and at the same time sent a legal notice to the rail operator over the threat of environmental contamination.

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Ohio train derailment underscores the dangers of the plastics boom

As the petrochemical industry grows, the disaster is a reminder of the health and safety risks that accompany reliance on fossil fuels.
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