'We can't trust giant corporations like Norfolk Southern to keep communities safe out of the goodness of their hearts. They're in it for profits, plain and simple.'
found that hazardous material violations by rail companies"appear to be climbing," with federal inspectors flagging 36% more infractions over the last five years than they did in the preceding half-decade.as a serious safety hazard. The train, formally known as 32N but nicknamed"32 Nasty," included around 20 cars carrying hazardous chemicals.
PennEnvironment executive director David Masur agreed, saying the measure would"take commonsense and important steps to improve reporting and the public's right to know about volatile and hazardous materials rumbling through U.S. communities every day." "The people in East Palestine and western Pennsylvania are the working-class folks who feel invisible and abandoned by our nation," Khanna said in a statement."This is a moment where we need political leaders from all parties and from across the country to speak out loudly for better safety regulations and to acknowledge what so many Americans are going through.
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