East Palestine Residents Report Health Issues After Derailment

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East Palestine Residents Report Health Issues After Derailment
Following the train derailment and subsequent explosion and controlled burn of chemicals, many residents of East Palestine, Ohio are reporting health issues, including coughing, trouble breathing, and chest pains. One man told the New York Post, “Doctors say I definitely have the chemicals in me but there’s no one in town who can run the toxicological tests to find out which ones they are. My voice sounds like Mickey Mouse. My normal voice is low. It’s hard to breathe, especially at night. My chest hurts so much at night I feel like I’m drowning. I cough up phlegm a lot. I lost my job because the doctor won’t release me to go to work.”

In addition to political officials, the town also got a visit from Erin Brockovich. From the New York Post:

Leading the charge to fight for the community is 46-year-old Jami Cozza, a lifelong East Palestinian who counts 47 close relatives here. Many of them are facing health issues from the chemical fire as well as the psychic toll of their town becoming, in the words of a scientist visiting the area Thursday, the new “Love Canal” — a reference to the Niagara Falls, NY, neighborhood that became a hotbed issue in 1978 because people were getting sick from living above a contaminated waste dump.

Although famed environmental activist Erin Brockovich held a town hall Friday night, many locals say the fierce and forceful Cozza beat her to the punch.

“I’ve known Jami my whole life and she is very sharp,” Jason Trosky, 47, a lifelong East Palestine resident, told The Post. “We’re lucky to have her. Brockovich came with her lawyer in tow. Will she help? Maybe, but she’s also trying to stay relevant. Jami will be here for us after the circus leaves town.”

Cozza, 46, who’s lived in this small Ohio Valley village near the Pennsylvania border for most of her life, has her work cut out for her.

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‘We Don’t Know What We Are Breathing’: A Report from East Palestine (Salena Zito on The Free Press)

Biden Can't Remember If He's Talked to East Palestine Mayor Amid Toxic Train Derailment (Townhall)

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