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Is the toxic-train-wreck event in Ohio a symptom of a larger emergency?

The Bridge to China

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Is There an Oil Train Blast Zone?

Residents have reported dead chickens and shared photos of dead dogs and foxes on social media. They say they can smell chemical odors around the town. This is a terrible toxic event. And I very much doubt the EPA's assessment that everything's dandy. You could go plant some daisies outside. It would be burning in downtown Pittsburgh with like tens of thousands of residents in immediate danger. By one estimate, 25 million Americans live in an oil train blast zone.

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