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The Lever - East Palestine, Six Months Later

Six months ago, we broke the story of the corporate lobbying and lax regulations behind the East Palestine toxic train disaster.
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Yesterday, we released a major update on the story. The company whose vinyl chloride poisoned East Palestine gave $2 million to the Senate GOP as lawmakers watered down and stalled proposed rail safety reforms that could have made their business more costly. This is a disturbing example of corporate greed and corruption influencing our government and putting people at risk.

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