An informal network of activists has popped up to help East Palestine, Ohio, where residents are concerned about health and safety after a toxic train derailment.
, which are designated for cleanup overseen by the federal government, while other sites with tainted water, soil or air are monitored by state or local governments.
“Every time they happen, they remind you of the disasters that you’ve experienced,” said Maya Nye, a West Virginia activist and federal policy director at Coming Clean, a nonprofit organization that advocates for preventing chemical disasters. “It’s just yet another reminder of the protections that aren’t there that people in my community have been fighting for for so long,” Nye said.
“It opens up space for more conversations and for other stories to be told,” said Ramirez, who called the“It opens up a conversation that this isn’t just a one-off situation.”
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