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Residents reported noise, fire, and an explosion coming from this scrap metal operation.
Braddock residents reported seeing a reddish plume coming from the U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Plant in their community.
U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2019, flames and an explosion was captured at the Clairton plant.
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I was called to do this work in late 2019. I was hired as a Community Health Worker with Women for a Healthy Environment to focus on Asthma and Air Quality. It wasn’t until I began this work that I became more aware of the impacts of environmental exposure on the health and well-being of the communities I serve. Even in my own experience, it took me working from home to start really noticing the impacts it had on my household. Besides being someone who always wanted to see people and communities thriving spiritually, mentally and physically, I believe I was called to do this work where I can be a catalyst.
“The kind of rolling stock failure we saw in East Palestine could happen anywhere in our region, and Pittsburgh is the prime candidate for the next epic derailment.”
Learn how Pittsburgh residents live in a constant state of risk from RP3 co-fonder Glenn Olcerst and watch the full recording of the recent SWPA Grassroots Air Quality Town hall at bit.ly/swpaths10 (all lowercase).
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“If we don’t get a handle on this right away, what you will have is a Norfolk Nightmare coming soon to a neighborhood near you.”
Listen to Glenn Olcerst summarize the risks of a major train derailment in the Pittsburgh region at the SWPA Grassroots Air Quality town hall #10. Watch the full recording at bit.ly/swpaths10 (all lowercase) and learn more at swpaths.org and railpollutionprotectionpittsburgh.com
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You can now watch recordings of the 10th SWPA Grassroots Air Quality Town Hall - "An East Palestine Rail Disaster in Pittsburgh?" at bit.ly/swpaths10 (link is case sensitive).
What are the odds of a rail disaster like the one in East Palestine happening in Pittsburgh? How will we respond? How can we prevent a disaster from happening?
Learn more at SWPATHS.org and railpollutionprotectionpittsburgh.com
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Mark your calendars for the Common Sense Summit hosted by United for East Palestine and River Valley Organizing, happening May 21st at 5pm. This event will be live-streamed on @rivervalleyorganizing social media pages.
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“If one positive thing can come out of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine...it is for the Biden administration to use their legal authority to start the process to ban vinyl chloride.″ -Judith Enck, former regional EPA admin and @PlasticsBeyond
EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment
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The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic smoke following the fiery ...
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