East Palestine: American Chernobyl

Reporter Jeremy Loffredo joins The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal to discuss his reporting from East Palestine, Ohio, where private police and corporate-controlled environmental groups are controlling the response to a massive detonation of chemicals that has polluted the small town’s waterways and air.

East Palestinian and small business owner, Bob Figley is worried about the health and financial sovereignty of his now supposedly toxic village. “Is BlackRock going to come in and buy all of this?” pic.twitter.com/aYBgerfsNm

— Jeremy Loffredo (@loffredojeremy) February 21, 2023

Norfolk Southern didn’t attend the East Palestine town hall because they were “concerned about the growing physical threat to employees” — so the East Palestine mayor (who isn’t responsible for anything) is now dealing with this: pic.twitter.com/Rp2Hn65NKM

— Jeremy Loffredo (@loffredojeremy) February 16, 2023

This town is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norfolk Southern so long as the effects of the toxic disaster pose a risk to their profits. “The company can rig those tests to say whatever they want them to say,” a resident told me. pic.twitter.com/Dz9tU8mbQ6

— Jeremy Loffredo (@loffredojeremy) February 15, 2023

While East Palestine residents are being told by Norfolk Southern and Ohio officials that everything is safe after the toxic “controlled release” — I’m here and witnessing creeks filled with dead frogs and fish. pic.twitter.com/UBh3zes59j

— Jeremy Loffredo (@loffredojeremy) February 14, 2023