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East Palestine Residents Reflect on Aftermath of Toxic Train Derailment One Year Later

Anxiety and concerns about health and the environment linger in this Ohio village near the Pennsylvania border.
East Palestine Residents Reflect on Aftermath of Toxic Train Derailment One Year Later
Fire from a burning train is seen from a farm in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2023. Melissa Smith via AP
Jeff Louderback
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio–Like many East Palestine residents, Greg Mascher didn’t think twice when he heard the blaring horn of another approaching Norfolk Southern freight train.

Trains rumble through town throughout the day and have done so for years. Their presence was an accepted and mostly ignored part of daily life— until Feb. 3, 2023.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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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.
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