Why Are We Unprepared for Environmental Disasters?
By Laila Waid. The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, shows that our country is unprepared to address environmental emergencies adequately. Environmental disasters of the past show that accidents, just like human error, are inevitable. But how our society responds to these events can make all the difference. It can mean the difference between a life lost, and a life saved. The Norfolk and Southern train derailment carrying toxic materials, such as ethanol and propane, was not the first environmental emergency facing our country. Other human-made ecological disasters that have impacted