NEWSNATIONNOW (Rich McHugh) - Whistleblower: EPA and railroad contractor hid East Palestine contamination
Former tester says workers were told they'd better come back with good results or they'd be sent home.
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Former tester says workers were told they'd better come back with good results or they'd be sent home.
Johnson said data centers have targeted neighborhoods bearing the burden of environmental injustice.
New Jersey officials have said toxic chemicals are contained within the closed Aeromarine Landfill.
A former employee of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says state government ignored a 2010 study of toxic materials that should have triggered remedial action at the closed Keystone landfill. The information surfaced as the agency was meeting with locals who say contamination has caused an uptick in cancer cases. NewsNation’s Rich McHugh reports. #Health #Environment Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
After NewsNation obtained those results and interviewed Petty, he made clear the findings cannot be dismissed.
"If you hide information from people, then you take the decision out of their hands," one expert told NewsNation.
Residents of East Palestine say they never saw environmental testing results that found elevated levels of certain carcinogens after the 2023 train derailment. NewsNation's Rich McHugh reports on the findings and the growing calls for transparency surrounding the settlement process. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
East Palestine residents participating in class action settlement say their lawyers suppressed their expert’s environmental report to convince them to take the money. Some are now trying to rescind the settlement as the report is revealed for the first time. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Some East Palestine residents who joined a $600 million class-action settlement against Norfolk Southern are seeking to withdraw from the agreement, claiming attorneys deceived them about their health prospects and potential compensation. #health #ohio #classaction
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East Palestine residents participating in a class-action settlement say lawyers suppressed their expert’s environmental report to convince them to take the money.