CONTACT: Sasha Tenenbaum
Senior Manager, Media and Public Engagement
stenenbaum@momscleanairforce.org
(917) 887-0146
Washington, DC— Today, East Palestine resident and Moms Clean Air Force member Misti Allison testified at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s hearing in response to the East Palestine train derailment and petrochemical disaster. The train that derailed in East Palestine was carrying multiple toxic chemicals – many of which are used by the petrochemical industry and are known to be harmful to human health, including vinyl chloride. In her testimony, Misti described the toll that these chemicals have taken on her community’s health while underscoring that the rapid expansion of the petrochemical industry can increase the amount of toxic chemicals traveling through communities. When trains carrying harmful petrochemicals derail, it is a catastrophe that puts the health and safety of families at risk.
For your reporting needs:
- Photos for media use.
- Misti Allison’s testimony, as delivered during the hearing.
- Misti Allison’s testimony, longer written version submitted to the Committee.
- Twitter coverage of the hearing.
- Hearing recording.
- Our Director and Co-Founder Dominique Browning’s statement.
- Our original statement.
- Petrochemical Pollution and Our Health fact sheet.
- Petrochemical petition.
- Ban Vinyl chloride petition.