Moundsville: Where Standards Go to Nap

Standards are relative, and nowhere is that more scientifically provable than a Friday night at Walmart in Moundsville, West Virginia. We went in for groceries and dog food. Basic survival. What we walked into was a living museum of a very specific Appalachian vintage. Pajama pants dragging like defeated flags. Tube tops holding on through sheer willpower. Big trucks idling outside like they’re waiting for a NASCAR audition that never came. There’s a look that says, “I gave up at 3 […]

https://ericfoltin.com/2026/02/21/moundsville-where-standards-go-to-nap/

> .. several cities south of the site.. [have] chemicals in their water, two of which—the butyl.. but one of the chemicals in particular was in #Steubenville, #Ohio’s water. They are an hour south, like over 60 miles south of #EastPalestine. Toronto, Ohio, the same, south of them. In #Moundsville, #WestVirginia, which is in #ThePanhandle, they had pictures of the river turning turquoise from the chemicals. So, the fallout is really.. happen[ing:.
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/2/16/east_palestine_ohio_train_disaster_health
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Bomb Train: Norfolk Southern Refuses to Attend First Public Meeting on Toxic Train Derailment in Ohio

Hundreds of residents of East Palestine, Ohio, packed into their first town hall meeting Wednesday night after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed and a “controlled” burn sent a mushroom cloud of toxic chemicals into the air. Many said they distrusted the train operator Norfolk Southern and their elected officials, who told residents the air and water were safe last Wednesday. We get an update from Emily Wright, development director for River Valley Organizing, which is working with residents to call for justice-centered healing.

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