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This Green Earth

Experts discuss East Palestine train derailment, chemical consequences

By Nell Larson,
Chris Cherniak, Claire Wiley
Published February 28, 2023 at 11:14 AM MST
In this photo provided by Melissa Smith, a train fire is seen from her farm in East Palestine, Ohio, Friday. A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in the Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line.
Melissa Smith
/
AP
The fire in East Palestine, Ohio, after a train derailment which prompted an evacuation order in the Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line.

Chris Bowers, professor of chemistry at Ohio Northern University and law professor David Raack share their expertise on the East Palestine train derailment in Ohio and its chemical consequences.

This Green Earth
Nell Larson
Co-host of KPCW's This Green Earth.
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Chris Cherniak
Chris is the co-host of “This Green Earth”, a weekly radio show covering environmental news and issues. Broadcast on KPCW, the NPR affiliate for Park City. He also sits on the boards of Recycle Utah and Summit Community Power Works.
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Claire Wiley
Claire is the producer and co-host of This Green Earth and host of The Local View.
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