Bayan
03-06-2023, 10:51 AM
On Feb. 3, a nearly two-mile long freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, a town of about 4,700 people.
The railroad company and local officials decided to do a chemical burn to neutralize the cargo, but as a giant plume of black smoke settled over the town, residents’ anger about the handling of the accident has intensified.
Guest: Emily Cochrane (https://www.nytimes.com/by/emily-cochrane?smid=pc-thedaily), a national correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed that the Transportation Department impose stricter rules for freight rail (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/us/politics/senate-rail-safety-legislation.html).
The derailment of a second train in Ohio (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/us/ohio-train-derailment.html) — despite assurances that no hazardous materials had leaked — sharpened the questions about rail safety.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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The railroad company and local officials decided to do a chemical burn to neutralize the cargo, but as a giant plume of black smoke settled over the town, residents’ anger about the handling of the accident has intensified.
Guest: Emily Cochrane (https://www.nytimes.com/by/emily-cochrane?smid=pc-thedaily), a national correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed that the Transportation Department impose stricter rules for freight rail (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/us/politics/senate-rail-safety-legislation.html).
The derailment of a second train in Ohio (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/us/ohio-train-derailment.html) — despite assurances that no hazardous materials had leaked — sharpened the questions about rail safety.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)