Toxic Fallout: Impact Of MAGA Supreme Court’s EPA Gutting

‘Bombshell' Memo Raises Major Questions About Ohio Chemical Burn

"The open burning of toxic chemicals has been banned in the United States since 1980 due to risks to human health and the environment... Norfolk Southern intentionally vent and burn five tanker cars full of vinyl chloride, a cancer-causing chemical used to make plastic... That highly controversial move released massive black plumes of noxious smoke." - HuffPost (excerpted)

Supreme Court ruling guts the EPA’s ability to enforce Clean Air Act - Engadget

Where did the Norfolk Southern train crash in Ohio? Where did the pollutants spread? What chemicals weren't burnt? How much are Norfolk Southern executives paid and what is the safety culture? How much does Norfolk Southern spend on lobbying? Which Senators get the most donations from the railroad lobby? When did MAGA Justices on the Supreme Court curb the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? Connect the dots with this StoryMap to see how corporate greed, weakened safety regulations Supreme Court decisions impact your life.

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Blindsided

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and Norfolk Southern have defended the vinyl chloride burn, citing the risk of tanker cars exploding.

The burn itself was a crude process in which emergency responders blasted holes in the five tanker cars, drained the vinyl chloride into pits in the ground and set it on fire using flares. Drabick, who as incident commander made the final call, told federal investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board that Norfolk Southern and its contractors presented intentional burning as the only viable and safe option due to the risk of an explosion, and gave him just 13 minutes to make the decision — a request that he said left him “blindsided.” - HuffPost

Elections have consequences

“Hard on the heels of snatching away fundamental liberties, the right-wing activist court just curtailed vital climate action. It’s a bad decision and an unnecessary one, but the EPA can still limit greenhouse gases at the source under Section 111 and more broadly through other Clean Air Act provisions." - Jason Rylander, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute in Engadget.

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TakeAway: Elections have consequences: Courts get stacked with extremist justices. Safety regulations get gutted. Toxic chemicals endanger your life. Next time, vote for Democrats to protect public safety and the environment!

Deepak
DemLabs

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