#RepublicansBackLosers like the #deregulatory state to poison "the air, water and soil”. The National Transportation Safety Board report on the accident said the derailment was “100% preventable.” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, said that the previous administration of #HeWhoShallNotBeNamed had dismantled Obama-era rail #safety #measures meant to prevent #EastPalestine type disasters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/us/politics/east-palestine-ohio-jd-vance.html
East Palestine Crisis Tests Trump-Backed Senator J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance, the freshman senator from Ohio, is in the spotlight for the first time in his tenure as he responds to the train derailment and its aftermath.

The New York Times
If an accident is 100% preventable is it an accident?