East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment; Feb 3, 2023; Vinyl Chloride; ongoing aftermath

Yes: questions.
So. Many. Questions.
(none of which :tangerine: :clown_face: will answer; but the media circus however should be… interesting, and after all that’s what really matters in show biz eh the U.S. news media cycle–please note that Erin Brockovich is already in the area, organizing)

Please pardon the wonky scrolldown from this link:

Trump to face questions on environmental record in visit to Ohio toxic train crash

Good morning, US politics blog readers. Donald Trump is today heading to East Palestine, Ohio, where a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month, causing an environmental disaster and an intensifying political firestorm. Trump wants to seize the initiative from Joe Biden, who Republicans have criticized for not visiting the Ohio town, though he did dispatch his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief. But Trump, who is running for president once again, may have questions of his own to answer in East Palestine. During his four years in the White House, he loosened up safety regulations for rail operators, and tried to curb the EPA’s powers.

Go Erin! Go grrrrl!

https://twitter.com/ErinBrockovich/status/1627815045882122243

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