Ohio Residents Fear Toxic Aftermath of Train Crash: I Don’t Want to Take My Kids Back to That

by JAKE JOHNSON Common Dreams “None of us have the money to completely start over somewhere,” said one resident. “We’re not going to have a choice but to take our children back to that place, and it’s not fair. Residents of East Palestine, Ohio are voicing alarm and mistrust of officials after a 150-car train carrying hazardous materials—including vinyl chloride—crashed in their small town, prompting emergency evacuations and a “controlled release” of chemicals into the…