John,
Earlier this month, a Norfolk Southern train carrying poisonous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a massive explosion and mass evacuations. Only two weeks later, another train, operated by the same company, derailed in Michigan.
The Lever’s reporting found that in the decades leading up to the disaster, corporate lobbyists successfully weakened safety rules for these kinds of trains carrying hazardous materials.
The railroad workers union warned that these safety issues were a “ticking time bomb” — and now the people of East Palestine, OH are paying the price.
The Biden administration can do something — RIGHT NOW. SIGN NOW: Protect communities from corporate railroad greed!
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Up until now, Secretary Buttigieg hasn’t moved to expand train safety rules. In fact, his department is right now considering a rule promoted by railroad corporations to actually weaken train safety rules.
This is totally unacceptable, especially as an environmental and public health disaster unfolds in Ohio.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg can stand up to rail lobbyists and enact the safety rules that corporate lobbyists previously blocked to better protect us from trains carrying toxic chemicals through our towns and cities.
We must demand that Secretary Buttigieg immediately use his existing power to make safety rules much stronger, so that rail workers and communities across America are protected.
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Thank you for your support,
LeftNet
