EXCLUSIVE: East Palestine’s Toxic Nightmare Continues–Residents Battle Anxiety and Uncertainty Months After Train Catastrophe
Ron Fodo, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Response, looks for signs of fish and agitates the water in Leslie Run creek to check for chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 20, 2023. Michael Swensen/Getty Images
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—Until Feb. 3, most Americans had never heard of East Palestine, a village of 4,700 residents in eastern Ohio about a mile from the Pennsylvania border. Most people couldn’t even accurately pronounce its name, lifelong resident Gregory Mascher said.
“East Pali-steen, not East Pali-stine,” he said with a grin.
Jeff Louderback
Reporter
Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.
