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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> data make it hard to know the extent of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> from last year’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/derailment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>derailment</span></a></p><p>By JOSH FUNK - Associated Press <br>September 24, 2024</p><p>"The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment last year makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of the contamination they have been exposed to that they worry could increase their risk of cancer. A new Associated Press analysis of data from the agency — along with results from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a>’s contractors who are carrying out the cleanup and independent testers in East Palestine — raise questions about whether the EPA is disclosing everything it knows. The agency’s lack of transparency, combined with independent tests that appear to show lingering problem areas in town, are making it hard for some residents to trust the EPA."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.wnky.com/i/epa-data-make-it-hard-to-know-the-extent-of-the-contamination-from-last-years-ohio-derailment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wnky.com/i/epa-data-make-it-ha</span><span class="invisible">rd-to-know-the-extent-of-the-contamination-from-last-years-ohio-derailment/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastPalestineOhio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestineOhio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicSmoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicSmoke</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChemicalIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrainSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainSafety</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polluters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polluters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HazardousChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HazardousChemicals</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Boo hoo... Profits are down! Make them clean up their mess before they go bankrupt!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorfolkSouthern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorfolkSouthern</span></a> Lifts Ohio <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Derailment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Derailment</span></a> Cost to Over $800 Million</p><p>Story by Esther Fung, July 27, 2023</p><p>"Norfolk Southern raised its estimate on costs associated with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastPalestine</span></a>, Ohio, train derailment to $803 million, a move that sent its profit sharply lower in the second quarter. </p><p>"The updated cost forecast Thursday was more than double the estimate that the Atlanta-based railroad operator provided earlier this year.</p><p>"Executives said that the bulk of the costs are from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> clean-up, and added that there may be additional legal costs, fines and penalties in the coming quarters. These are difficult to estimate, they said."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/norfolk-southern-lifts-ohio-derailment-cost-to-over-800-million/ar-AA1erbZX?rc=1&amp;ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=236f7a64104246acbb1a6b5f4829a24d&amp;ei=7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/companies/</span><span class="invisible">norfolk-southern-lifts-ohio-derailment-cost-to-over-800-million/ar-AA1erbZX?rc=1&amp;ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=236f7a64104246acbb1a6b5f4829a24d&amp;ei=7</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrainSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainSafety</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polluters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polluters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChemicalIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a></p>