[ad_1] A year after a burning train derailment spilled thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, President Biden will travel there on Friday and face a community politically divided and anxious about the health consequences to long term of an environmental catastrophe. Biden, who promised to visit soon after the disaster, has … Read more
[ad_1] President Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, in February to mark the one-year anniversary of the toxic derailment that plunged the small community into a health and environmental crisis, the White House announced Wednesday. Biden has faced criticism from political leaders and residents for delaying a visit, which he had promised to make a … Read more
[ad_1] When Jessica Conard heard that President Biden would visit his community in East Palestine, felt a sense of relief. She believed Biden’s presence would be a signal to the world that nothing short of a disaster occurred here in February, when a Norfolk Southern train jumped the tracks and spilled thousands of gallons of … Read more
[ad_1] Some US officials believe that, as a practical matter, Biden could reopen the office despite Israeli objections. Pressed about the fate of the consulate in February, then-State Department spokesman Ned Price said: “These things take time. Obviously there are several parties that are involved in a process like this.” Daniel C. Kurtzer, former US … Read more