{"id":2162399,"date":"2024-01-29T18:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-report-issues-a-toxic-bomb-train-warning\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T18:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T23:45:25","slug":"new-report-issues-a-toxic-bomb-train-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-report-issues-a-toxic-bomb-train-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Report warns of toxic &#8216;bomb trains"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-report-issues-a-toxic-bomb-train-warning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2162399&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smoke\u2064 rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, \u200don February 4, 2023. \u2013 The train accident sparked a massive fire \u200dand evacuation orders, officials and reports said Saturday. No \u2063injuries or fatalities were reported after the 50-car train came off the tracks late February 3 near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. The train was shipping \u2063cargo from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania, \u2063when it derailed in East Palestine,\u2064 Ohio. (Photo by DUSTIN FRANZ \/ AFP) (Photo by DUSTIN FRANZ\/AFP \u200dvia Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>3:40 PM \u2013 \u200bMonday, January 29, 2024<\/p>\n<p>A research report \u2064publicized this month assumes that the \u200bpossibility of derailments involving toxic chemicals on freight trains puts over three million Americans at risk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A study released this month indicates that over three\u2064 million Americans could be at risk of derailments involving toxic chemicals, almost a year after a freight\u200c train carrying the same hazardous chemicals\u2062 derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>According to a \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/toxicfreefuture.org\/research\/toxic-cargo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report released by Toxic-Free Future<\/a>, an \u200cenvironmental health advocacy\u200c group, American railroads are currently transporting\u200c up to 36 million pounds\u2063 of vinyl chloride \u200dover a distance of 2,000 miles. <\/p>\n<p>Three facilities in Illinois, \u2062New Jersey, and Ontario are the main destinations \u200bfor the rail traffic, \u200bhowever, the route to the \u200dNew \u200cJersey facility\u2063 starts in Texas, endangering a large area of \u2063the Eastern United\u2062 States.<\/p>\n<p>This region of the nation encompasses both population centers like Austin and Houston in Texas, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and Little Rock, Arkansas, as well\u200b as other locations in hundreds of smaller towns and cities like East Palestine. An estimated 670,000 children live along this route.<\/p>\n<p>The East Palestine disaster resulted in a plume of toxic fumes into the atmosphere following a controlled burn by local authorities, but no one was killed or injured. However, locals are worried about\u200d potential long-term \u2062health consequences from the substances\u2019 exposure.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Schade, director\u2063 of Mind the Store, which is\u200d a program of Toxic-Free Future\u200b that encourages merchants to stop selling hazardous chemicals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe people of \u200bEast Palestine were forced to learn the hard way \u200bthat tank cars of vinyl chloride rumbling through your town can mean disaster for your health \u2062and your community,\u201d said Schade. \u201cIt is \u2063outrageous that the amount of vinyl chloride involved \u2064in that tragedy reflects only a small percentage of the millions of pounds that \u200bis transported at any \u200dgiven moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vinyl chloride safety \u2064risks are in the process of being examined by \u2062the Environmental Protection Agency. This \u200cis\u2064 a multiyear process that could result in a formal determination that vinyl chloride poses an \u201cunreasonable\u201d risk to human and environmental health. <\/p>\n<p>AFL-CIO\u2063 Transportation Trades Department President Greg Regan made a statement regarding\u2063 the situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe need to make sure \u2064that the railroads are bringing a safety culture back to their operations and ensuring \u2064that the members I represent, the workers, are\u2064 given every tool they need to \u200boperate the trains safely,\u201d Regan said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Researchers hope that their findings will persuade\u200b major\u200b distributors and vinyl suppliers to\u200d alter\u200d their business practices before another tragedy occurs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe owe it \u2064to communities like East\u200d Palestine and Paulsboro to learn from the mistakes of the past so that no other community has to go through what they\u2019ve gone through,\u201d Regan added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u2062\t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden Administration \u200dis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-seeks-endorsement-from-taylor-swift\/\" title=\"Biden seeks Taylor Swift's endorsement\">pushing gun control measures<\/a> onto parents all in the name of public safety. \u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A \u200dFederal\u200d Jury orders Donald Trump \u2064to pay millions to\u200d writer E. 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The release\u200b of \u2063toxic chemicals into the\u200b environment can have severe consequences for both human and environmental health.<\/p>\n<p>Vinyl\u200d chloride is one such chemical\u200c that is \u2063commonly \u200btransported by rail in large\u2063 quantities.\u2063 It is used in the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and can pose significant health risks if exposure occurs. Short-term exposure to vinyl chloride can cause \u200bdizziness, headaches, and respiratory problems, while \u200blong-term exposure has been linked \u2064to serious health conditions such as liver cancer and lung\u2063 disorders.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dfact that millions of pounds of vinyl chloride are being transported across the country on\u2063 a regular basis is concerning. The potential for derailments \u200dand accidents during transportation raises significant safety concerns, particularly \u200bfor communities located near the rail routes.<\/p>\n<p>The recent incident in East Palestine serves as a stark reminder \u2062of the \u2064dangers associated with the transportation of toxic\u2064 chemicals. While\u200b no one was injured or killed in the\u2063 derailment, there are concerns\u200d about the long-term health effects of exposure \u200dto the \u2062released toxic fumes.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental organizations and advocacy groups are calling for\u200c stricter regulations and safety measures to be implemented to\u200b prevent\u2064 future incidents. They argue that the current \u2064transportation practices are putting millions \u2064of Americans at risk and that immediate action is needed\u200d to address\u200c this issue.<\/p>\n<p>The research report released by Toxic-Free Future highlights the need for urgent action.\u2063 It provides data and evidence to support the claim that over three million Americans are at risk of derailments \u200dinvolving toxic chemicals. The report also identifies the main destinations of rail traffic carrying vinyl chloride and emphasizes \u2064the potential danger posed to communities along these routes.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial that \u2062government agencies, regulatory bodies, and the rail industry take these findings seriously and work together to mitigate the risks associated with the transportation of hazardous materials. Stricter safety protocols, \u2062regular inspections, and improved emergency \u2063response plans are just some of the measures that can be implemented to enhance safety and protect the health and well-being of the communities along these rail routes.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, \u2064cooperation and collaboration between all stakeholders \u200dare \u2064essential to\u2064 finding sustainable solutions. This includes \u200bengaging with major distributors and vinyl suppliers \u2062to encourage responsible business practices and the \u200buse of alternative, safer materials.<\/p>\n<p>The safety of the public should always be the top \u200dpriority, \u2063and it is unacceptable to compromise the health \u200dand well-being of millions of Americans for \u200dthe sake\u2062 of convenience and profit. The risks associated with the transportation\u2062 of toxic chemicals on freight trains \u200dare real and should not be underestimated.<\/p>\n<p>By addressing these risks and implementing necessary safety measures, we can ensure that incidents like the\u200d one in East Palestine\u2064 do not occur again. The health\u200d and safety of our communities must be protected, and it is our collective responsibility to make sure\u200b that the transportation of hazardous materials is done in the safest and \u2062most responsible way possible.<\/p>\n<p>It is time for action. The findings of \u2062this research report should serve as a wake-up call to \u2063all stakeholders involved. Let us work together to\u200c ensure the well-being of our communities and a\u2063 safer future for all.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, caused a huge fire and prompted evacuation orders. 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