Protests were held in Ohio and Michigan at the weekend over the handling of the toxic spill and the decision to ship contaminated waste to other states.
showed a group of protesters outside the Ohio Governor's official residence in Bexley, Ohio, on Saturday chanting"DeWine must resign."On Sunday, a demonstration was also held by localand residents in Romulus, Michigan, in response to news that hazardous materials from the crash site were set to be transported to a hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility nearby.
Jim DeSana, a GOP state representative, claimed in a speech at the protest that local lawmakers had not been made aware of the shipments until after some toxic waste had already been moved. A Norfolk Southern train passes underneath a bridge on February 25, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Shipments of toxic waste by the railway to other states were paused by the EPA, before the federal agency opted to move it to disposal sites in Ohio.Fifteen truckloads of hazardous solid waste had been disposed of in Michigan, while five truckloads—carrying around 280 tons—had been returned to East Palestine, the Ohio Governor's office said in an update on Saturday night.
Officials in Texas also said that they had been unaware that toxic materials from the crash were being taken to a site near them until told by the press.
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