With their long-term credibility on the line, environmental and health officials need to agree upon more comprehensive testing protocols.
Transportation
Posted inTransportation
Railroad Companies May Have Merged Before Railroad Merger Announced
According to a whistleblower complaint, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern held talks and shared sensitive information prior to their merger approval. That would be illegal.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Filthy Emissions of Railroad Locomotives—and the Rail Unions Sounding the Alarm
Diesel engines have gotten a sweetheart deal from environmental regulators. It’s time that changed.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Government Does a Bad Job Assessing Toxic Exposures
The history of the captured federal agencies that reassure the public after chemical disasters should give East Palestine residents pause.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
After East Palestine, ‘Bomb Trains’?
A proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would facilitate shipments of tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Checkered Past of the Contractor Monitoring the Air in East Palestine
CTEH has been cited by lawmakers for ‘releasing findings defending the corporate interests that employ them.’
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Chemical Reaction Spreads Out From East Palestine
Pennsylvania residents are increasingly anxious about health impacts and water contamination after the East Palestine derailment.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Calling Deficit Squawks’ Bluff on Environmental Enforcement
Deregulatory zeal and government spending cuts are surefire ways to preserve corporate impunity, at the public’s peril.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor’s Struggle With Anti-Monopoly
The split between two unions on the JetBlue-Spirit merger reveals the dilemma.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
East Palestine Residents Are Still Skeptical
High-profile visits, shoddy testing protocols, and unclear FEMA assistance guidelines leave residents worried.
