A Warning for the Newest Victims of Federal Neglect
and Corporate Greed in Ohio
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/opinion/east-palestine-ohio-derailment-michigan.html
Immediately after a catastrophe — especially like the one in East Palestine, which commanded attention on social media with its disturbing images of smoke and flame — there is often an outpouring of interest and assistance. There was another unusual twist to this one: The East Palestine disaster has affected residents who were extras in the film adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel “White Noise.” The parallel between the actual derailment and the fictional event (in the movie and the novel, a train accident results in a chemical spill) was irresistible to the media.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/opinion/east-palestine-ohio-derailment-michigan.html
Immediately after a catastrophe — especially like the one in East Palestine, which commanded attention on social media with its disturbing images of smoke and flame — there is often an outpouring of interest and assistance. There was another unusual twist to this one: The East Palestine disaster has affected residents who were extras in the film adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel “White Noise.” The parallel between the actual derailment and the fictional event (in the movie and the novel, a train accident results in a chemical spill) was irresistible to the media.
Bipartisan rail safety bill runs into Republican roadblock
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3886228-bipartisan-rail-safety-bill-runs-into-republican-roadblock/
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3886228-bipartisan-rail-safety-bill-runs-into-republican-roadblock/
White Noise by Don DeLillo is a great read.
