'It's all a bunch of whodunit': East Palestine caught in politics of Ohio train derailmentWeeks after a train derailed in East Palestine, raising concerns about the safety of the air and water, residents find themselves caught in the middle. Political blame game in East PalestineBut politics is often unavoidable after a catastrophe like the one that struck East Palestine on Feb. 3. “I just think now it’s a competition about who has come here, who hasn’t," said Melissa Smith, owner of 1820 Candle Co. in East Palestine. Why the Ohio derailment disaster could happen more oftenHowever, some of those policies aren't a factor in the East Palestine derailment. Vance called for relief for East Palestine modeled after the Paycheck Protection Program, which provided assistance to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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