The Unknown Catastrophe Left Behind in East Palestine | Bloomberg Investigates

The train derailment in the small, tight-knit community of East Palestine, Ohio, was just the beginning. Chemicals leaked into soil and creeks, a “controlled burn” spewed toxic chemicals across the landscape and residents were left looking for answers. Months later, questions still remain. We spoke to residents, experts, government officials and the train company to find out exactly what happened and how this small town can recover.

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[sendmechecks]

Norfork Southern was not painted in an accurate light. They did the bare minimum. They should have to buy up every home in the area for anyone who wants to leave, period.

[Parakeet-pkdl]

As has been proven many times, leaving safety to the free market is a very irresponsible idea…

[victorianmelody]

All of the regulations that politicians want to get rid of are exactly why this happened. Safety regulations cost corporations money. The same corporations who are lobbying politicians for less regulations.🤔

[bex]

Nothing about this was controlled, it was an open burn/detonation.

[grantwilcox]

one year later and residents are saying not much has changed. people are still getting sick when they go back their homes.

[mikeclinton]

The residents probably got no compensation for nothing. the railroad company, they're going as planned, just pitiful.🖕

[debartellomartinez]

That was so funny after the wreck the town mayor spoke up while the whole world was listening that "They wrecked our town they are gonna fix it". Then nothing was done at all in the following forever. LOL

[Jo-ypwy]

So why are there no newer updates? Is everybody dead? What? Why is there hardly any news coverage?

[IamAnew]

It's real safe time to be living in America. Real safe. *Closes door to underground shelter*

[somerandomfella]

Get the people that were responsible and the people claiming that it's safe bring their whole families down and live there.

[JRWO]

The only question I have is why would the people of that town overwhelmingly vote for the side that push for deregulation and whine about the consequences of said deregulation instead of just taking what they deserve?

[oceanthresher]

There’s no cleaning this up either. The hazardous chemicals will be part of the environment for thousands of years.

[crossova]

3.6 roentgen, not great, not terrible.

[ipodneoairsoft]

Is the water still toxic even now in May?

[edgarasvas]

It's all about the money. People does not matter where corruption is

[zumabbar]

a suggestion, i think it would be better to put the 'word per word as it is' on the subtitles instead of paraphrasing them. otherwise, splendid docu!

[gabrielquinones]

Now everyone in East palastine gets PTSD after they see a train

[deano]

Spreading contamination to locations across the U.S.

[GeliCarlosJ]

Only time Americans will care about anything Palestine 😂

[marcusm]

The only time in history that Bloomberg reported a catastrophy in Palestine.