It was a year ago this month that a Norfolk Southern freight train with 38 cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
Twenty of those train cars carried hazardous materials. In the days after the crash officials, decided to burn off one of those hazardous materials, vinyl chloride. The burn and massive plume of smoke it created caused environmental problems and concerns about the health and safety of residents.
A year after that devastating derailment and chemical burn the train company Norfolk Southern and the EPA say the air and water are safe.
The people who have to go on living there aren't so sure.
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Consider This from NPR - East Palestine Residents Worry About Safety A Year After Devastating Train Derailment
It was a year ago this month that a Norfolk Southern freight train with 38 cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
Twenty of those train cars carried hazardous materials. In the days after the crash officials, decided to burn off one of those hazardous materials, vinyl chloride. The burn and massive plume of smoke it created caused environmental problems and concerns about the health and safety of residents.
A year after that devastating derailment and chemical burn the train company Norfolk Southern and the EPA say the air and water are safe.
The people who have to go on living there aren't so sure.
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Twenty of those train cars carried hazardous materials. In the days after the crash officials, decided to burn off one of those hazardous materials, vinyl chloride. The burn and massive plume of smoke it created caused environmental problems and concerns about the health and safety of residents.
A year after that devastating derailment and chemical burn the train company Norfolk Southern and the EPA say the air and water are safe.
The people who have to go on living there aren't so sure.
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The Gist - Does DEI Work?
All week, we'll be taking a deep dive into DEI—Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—which has come under attack from conservatives. A great defense would be to point to the many demonstrable successes of DEI, but that's not always easy, because many of the highest profile expressions of DEI haven't yielded quantifiable successes. To kickoff DEI Week, we're joined today by Northwestern School of Education's Ahmmad Brown, a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) scholar. This is the first part in our week-long series discussing DEI in a way that expresses doubts, allows for eye-opening revelations, and relies on inquiry. Also, as a bit of an appetizer, we poke gentle fun at "Woke Kindergarten," which is a real thing. "Real" being defined as, the curriculum costs schools that choose to participate $250,000.
Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara
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State of the World from NPR - A Tour of Gaza’s Ancient Sites, Now Lost to War
Among the vast destruction of buildings in Gaza, some historically valuable and irreplaceable sites are now in ruins. Our correspondent visited some of of these places before the war and brings us to them, then and now.
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The Daily Signal - Senate Bill Would Allow Thousands into US Daily, Trans Whistleblower, Terrorists Threaten Italy | Jan. 5
TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- House Speaker Mike Johnson has called the Senate’s border bill “worse than expected” and says it is dead on arrival in the House.
- Truckers hold peaceful rally in Texas to demand border security.
- A therapist says she was told she had to affirm all teens who were struggling with gender dysphoria.
- Terrorists are threatening Italy.
- Over 70 policy experts, activists, and former lawmakers are demanding the U.S. permanently withdraw all funding to a U.N. aid organization that operates in Palestine.
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First Things Podcast - The American Past Distorted and Degraded
In this episode, Jonathan Barth joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss “The Study of American History in Our Universities,” a report made by Arizona State University’s Center for American Institutions.
Music by Jack Bauerlein.
Motley Fool Money - Golden Arches Still Gleam
Is chicken the new beef? McDonald’s is innovating to please global palates.
(00:21) Jason Moser and Deidre Woollard discuss:
- The changing behavior of global eaters.
- How McDonald’s uses data to drive menu changes.
- Snap’s proclamation that social media is dead.
(16:53) Ricky Mulvey talks to Patrick Badolato, an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business about what lurks in company footnotes.
Companies discussed: UBER, AAPL, MCD, SBUX, CMG, DPZ, SNAP
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Host: Deidre Woollard
Guests: Patrick Badolato, Jason Moser, Ricky Mulvey
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Cato Daily Podcast - Reviving Federalism to Tackle the Government Debt Crisis
An important way to tackle America’s debt problem is to devolve a large part of federal spending to the states, allowing them to fund it themselves. Chris Edwards explains in a new paper.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Horror Stories From Big Tech’s ‘War On Children’
Filmmaker Robby Starbuck joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to give the inside scoop on his new film exposing the dangers that Big Tech, gender ideology, and communism pose to parents and kids alike. You can find Starbuck's film, "The War On Children," here.
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The Bulwark Podcast - The Fifth Avenue Rapist
J.D. Vance has extended Trump's Fifth Avenue immunity claim to sexual assault, espionage, RICO, and election stealing—as he angles for the VP slot. Plus, the border bill Republicans have always wanted. Will Saletan joins Charlie Sykes for Charlie and Will Monday.