Pollution from Ohio train derailment reached 110 million Americans

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By Juanpablo Ramirez-FrancoJun 24, 2024, 4:15 am169 pts
On February 3, 2023, a freight train owned by Norfolk Southern carrying thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio.. For days, flames engulfed the rail cars, which contained highly hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride and butyl acrylate, used in the production…

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