In Ohio, the railroad and everyone involved in central command (both OH and PA gov) knew there were additional hazardous chemicals spilled and the government waited over a week to disclose them—which was quietly done during the Super Bowl….
Our @PennsylvaniaDEP team is onsite and @PEMAHQ is coordinating closely with our emergency management partners at the train derailment in Northampton County.
There is no wider threat to the public. We’re continuing to monitor the situation and communicate with local officials and will keep the public informed.
Breaking news: Infectious disease scientist urges colleagues to speak out after excess deaths fail to return to pre-pandemic levels and instead hit highs not seen outside of war time 🧵
I’ve been exposed to the fallout from this, I’m really sick from it, I’m being told I probably have COVID by the hotline for the disaster. This is lunacy.
BREAKING: EPA release @nscorp train manifest with complete list of chemicals. Working on an explainer video on TikTok now
Download here: epaosc.org/sites/15933/files…
BREAKING: The @EPA release the legal notice letter sent to @nscorp detailing the extent of the disaster, with many details not previously disclosed concerning the #EastPalestine#chemicalspill
A NewsNation reporter was arrested during a news conference held by the Ohio governor about a train derailment.
Watch the video: trib.al/ElyjIIi#RushHour
A NewsNation reporter was arrested during a news conference held by the Ohio governor about a train derailment.
Watch the video: trib.al/ElyjIIi#RushHour
3,450 pounds of garbage were left behind on Lake Tahoe after 4th of July weekend, which is over twice the haul from the year before. "Patriotic" Americans leaving behind thousands of pounds of trash for environmentalists to clean up is a perfect metaphor for our country's future.
ALT A picture of trash left behind on the beaches of Lake Tahoe
From my read of the studies, there's zero question that the benefit of vaccinating kids far outweighs the risk – both to the individuals & the community. I fear that partisanship & the misinformation campaign has created both-side-ism pressure that is distorting the true facts.
BREAKING: Derek Chauvin has been convicted of the murder of George Floyd.
For the first time in Minnesota state history, a white police officer has been held accountable for killing a Black man.
Delayed-onset acute myocarditis in 9 adults, average age 36, mostly male, Black, with initial ejection fraction 24%, cardiogenic shock, multisystem involvement (authors label MIS-A akin to MIS-C in children). Fortunately very rare.
thelancet.com/journals/lanre…@LancetRespirMed
RIGHT NOW-> Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, who has bragged about her desire to carry a weapon on Capital Hill is currently in a standoff with Capitol Police at the newly installed Metal Detectors outside the chamber doors.
So let me get this straight:
If, in the future, a democratic president incites a mob of armed rioters to attack the Capitol and overturn an election he lost, the Republicans are gonna be totally cool with it?