The ongoing environmental disaster in eastern Ohio, sparked by a Feb. 3 train derailment, continues. At IndustryWeek, the story doesn’t exactly fit our focus on manufacturing and leadership topics, but several publications from our parent company, Endeavor Business Media, deal with water systems, transportation, safety and other topics highly relevant to the matter.
The following stories reflect what we know now about the situation in East Palestine, Ohio, from the point of view of those industry experts:
- Ohio EPA asserts low contamination risk from train derailment—WaterWorld Senior Managing Editor Bob Crossen details the latest news from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, declaring contamination from the chemical releases contained.
- Report: Chemicals Released in Train Derailment Kill 3,500 Fish—Chemical Processing Executive Editor (and former IndustryWeek editor) Jonathan Katz details news reports of dead fish and chemical screening processes in the area around the disaster.
- Toxic Chemical Cleanup Continues After Train Derailment—Chemical Processing Editor-in-Chief (and former IndustryWeek editor) Traci Purdum discusses how emergency crews were handling dangerous chemicals and how environmental agencies were dealing with controlled releases of chemicals.
