# #259: East Palestine Train Derailment: 3 years later

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Podcast: [Appodlachia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/appodlachia-941451)
Published: 2026-02-17T23:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today, Chuck talks with Lesley Pacey, Senior Environmental Officer at the Government Accountability Project, about the Norfolk Southern disaster that occurred three years ago this month in East Palestine, Ohio, and how the people impacted have been failed by their government. Learn more about GAP: https://whistleblower.org/Their work on East Palestine: https://whistleblower.org/category/east-palestine/Intro/Outro/Transition Music: “Barefoot and Pregnant” by Gwen Levy and the Breakdown h...

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