East Palestine Train Derailment, Environmental Disaster - Co-Movement Gym Podcast S2E47

 The following is a conversation with Emily Wright. Emily is a Development Director at River Valley Organizing. She lives approximately 5 miles from the devastating train wreck that occurred in East Palistine Ohio.  February 3rd of this year in a small town in Ohio, a train derailed damaging 50 cars, 11 of which contained hazardous materials such as vinyl chloride, ethylene glycol ether, and many others. These chemicals are directly linked to an increase in liver cancer, respiratory issues, loss of consciousness, drowsiness, nausea, and neurological issues. The nearly 5000 town residents were evacuated. The water, soil and air have been polluted to such an extent that fish, and livestock have been found dead up to 7 miles away. This is quite possibly the worst ecological disaster since Chernobyl.  The mass media did not cover this story for nearly 5 days, instead focusing their efforts on the Chinese balloon. Some questions to ponder? Why did the mass media ignore this devastating accident? Is it because Wall street owns 75% of the railroad company responsible for this accident? Is it because the location the accident occurred in is a blue collar, lower income, rural town? Where do all the fumes end up long term? Where do they go when they hit the jet stream? Should nearby states be taking caution? How are the real estate values for those nearly 5,000 residents affected? Have they been compensated by the company responsible? How about water quality and soil samples?? For the livestock that have been affected, is it safe to eat their food products? In an age that is so concerned with climate change and environmental steward ship, why has the government’s response been so lax? Why has the budget for railroad inspectors been cut to such an extent that they only spend on average 60 seconds inspecting each car per trip, cars that contain hazardous material that has the potential to absolutely destroy the environment. Today we are going to dive into this story.Links: https://www.rivervalleyorganizing.org/Sponsors:NativePath:Follow the link below to see all of NativePath's Pure Grass-Fed, Organic, Clean Supplements and use the CoMo15 code at checkout for 15% off!https://www.nativepath.com/Lombardi Chiropractic:https://www.lombardichiropractic.com/Mention the Co-Movement Gym Podcast when scheduling your initial appointment for 50% off Initial Consultation and X-Rays!Redmond:redmond.lifeOur team at Co-Movement Gym has used Redmond’s Real Sea Salt, Seasonings, Re-Lyte Electrolyte drink and other products for years! This is a U.S. company whose products are simple, clean and taste great. Support them by using the link above or entering the code CoMo15 at checkout and you will receive 10% OFF your order!Reach out to us at [email protected] or visit our website co-movement.com and learn more on how we can assist you in achieving your maximum health and fitness potential!Check out our Online Private Coaching at www.co-movement.com/onlinecoachingCheck out our main website www.co-movement.comCheck out our Video Podcast Clip on our YouTube Channel Co-Movement