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The Trains Don’t Always Run on Time: Yet the System Keeps Rolling, and We’re Just Collateral Damage

Tish O'Dell

By: Tish O'Dell

Friday, March 24, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

1 min read

Community Environmental Defense Fund Photo by: Feature photo by Hayley Heckert

Rolling catastrophes like the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3 are unfortunately too similar to the same stories that we at the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) have been privy to for over 25 years. Hearing bad news on a daily basis hardens you, but this man-made disaster struck very close to home for both of us. Chad lives one hour southeast of East Palestine and Tish one hour northwest. As Community Rights and Rights of Nature organizers and activists, we are well aware that every environmental disaster impacts us all, but this one hit closer than most.

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