In East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania line, the railroad has reopened its tracks, but the cleanup from the February crash continues.
will become a catalyst for action. And for Republicans, the fight poses a larger test of political identity, caught between their traditional support for industry and their desire to champion voters in rural America.
to remove all the hazardous chemicals, help the community and deal with lawsuits and penalties related to the derailment., hoping it will prevent another community from enduring the trauma, fear and upheaval they have endured. Rail labor groups say the widespread cuts the industry has made in the name of efficiency in recent years have made railroads riskier, so they believe reforms are needed to reduce the more than 1,000 derailments that happen every year because just one can be disastrous., including multiple in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Montana,” said the Transportation Trades Department coalition that includes all the rail unions.
FILE - HEPACO workers, an environmental and emergency services company, observe a stream in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 9, 2023, as the cleanup continues after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train. But a contingent of Ohio House lawmakers, led by Democrat Rep. Emilia Sykes and Republican Rep. Bill Johnson, whose district includes East Palestine, want action now.
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