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Podcast: BBCollective
Episode: Federalism is a Failure
Description: Welcome back to the Bill Bradley Collective, where this week your examine the ongoing fallout from a February 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. That evening a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying, among other freight, hazardous materials (namely vinyl chloride) derailed in northeastern Ohio following mechanical failure exacerbated by a lack of ECP brakes. The hazardous materials on board the train were subjected to a controlled burn, causing hydrogen chloride and phosgene to be released in the air causing an evacuation of local residents and a crisis situation. Tune in as your hosts evaluate both the local and federal response...