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Southern Illinois Now: East Palestine Residents Still Displaced, Suffering 1 Year After Toxic Train Derailment

Southern Illinois Now: East Palestine Residents Still Displaced, Suffering 1 Year After Toxic Train Derailment This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Scott Smith, and was originally published here. (OHIO) — In the one year since the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where 11 cars carrying [...]

February 5th, 2024|

Pittsburg Post-Gazette: A Year Later: Residents of the East Palestine Area Relive Derailment Experiences, Get Updates on Investigations

Pittsburg Post-Gazette: A Year Later: Residents of the East Palestine Area Relive Derailment Experiences, Get Updates on Investigations This article features a Government Accountability Project Environmental Investigator, Lesley Pacey, and was originally published here. COLUMBIANA, Ohio — Courtney Miller’s children clutched her tightly as newly released footage of burning railroad cars [...]

February 5th, 2024|

News Nation: EPA Kept Secret Elevated Levels of Dioxins in East Palestine: Whistleblower Report

News Nation: EPA Kept Secret Elevated Levels of Dioxins in East Palestine: Whistleblower Report This article features Government Accountability Project Environmental Investigator, Lesley Pacey, and was originally published here. (NewsNation) — Did the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Norfolk Southern keep concerning test results for toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, [...]

February 5th, 2024|

Salem News: Unit Events Held on Anniversary of Derailment

Salem News: Unit Events Held on Anniversary of Derailment This article features a Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Scott Smith, and was originally published here. EAST PALESTINE — The Unity Council for the East Palestine Train Derailment — a grassroots group with representatives from all communities impacted by the [...]

February 5th, 2024|

Over 1,500 Pages of East Palestine Dioxin-Related Testing Found Buried on EPA Website

February 1, 2024  Over 1,500 Pages of East Palestine Dioxin-Related Testing Found Buried on EPA Website   WASHINGTON – Recently, our whistleblower client and independent scientist, Scott Smith, discovered dioxin and related testing done by Norfolk Southern paid consultant, Arcadis, and involving the EPA that began on February 9, 2023. [...]

February 1st, 2024|

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