Norfolk Southern Railway’s decision to conduct a controlled burn of the toxic chemicals spilled during a Feb. 3 train derailment may go down as one of the most foolish in corporate history. And the federal government’s decision to minimize it may well become a defining moment in President Joe Biden’s administration.
The Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s pronouncement that air and water quality have returned to safe levels in East Palestine, Ohio, belies the reality on the ground in the devastated mid-western town.
Among the symptoms experienced by residents of the small mid-western town is a voice change.
The New York Post reported that, in addition to having difficulty breathing, East Palestine resident Wade Lovett, an auto detailer, now “sounds as if he’s been inhaling helium.” (He really does.)
In the video below, Lovett tells a reporter, “It’s just been like this ever since the train blew up. Lately, I sound like Mickey Mouse … Other than that, I just go and get tested and get checked out.”
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His fiancee said that prior to this episode, Lovett’s voice had been deep and raspy.
Lovett continued, “My doctor says I most definitely have the chemicals in me.”
“My chest hurts at night time. It feels like I’m drowning a little. … I have a hard time breathing. I cough up phlegm a lot,” he continued.
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Lovett told the Post, “I lost my job because the doctor won’t release me to go to work.”
But health issues and all, the Post reported that “Lovett and his fiancee, Tawnya Irwin, 45, spent last Thursday delivering bottled water to locals.”
It’s pretty clear that East Palestinians are suffering from some very real immediate health problems as a result of the derailment and the controlled burning of toxic materials that followed. And they are potentially facing far more serious long-term health concerns — including cancer and even birth defects — in the future.
Yet,…
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