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Tensions and Safety Concerns on the Rise in East Palestine Following Chemical Release

Jack Enterline
February 24, 2023

Two weeks ago, the small town of East Palestine, Ohio, located about 30 miles from RMU’s campus, experienced an environmental disaster when a 150-car-long train carrying toxic and highly flammable chemicals derailed. Officials evacuated everyone within a one-mile radius...