Working People

Chemically exposed residents of East Palestine, OH, and Conyers, GA, have been left behind (w/ Ashley McCollom, Hannah Loyd, & Kristina Baehr)


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We kick off the new season of Working People with another crucial installment of our ongoing series where we speak with the people living, working, and fighting for justice in America's "sacrifice zones." In this episode, cohost Maximillian Alvarez speaks with a panel of guests about the ongoing public health crises in East Palestine, OH, where a Norfolk Southern train derailment in Feb. 2023 changed residents' lives forever, and in Conyers, GA, where residents continue to deal with the toxic fallout of a chemical fire that broke out in Sept. 2024 at a facility owned by pool chemical company BioLab. Panelists include: Ashley McCollom, a displaced resident of East Palestine; Hannah Loyd, a displaced resident of Conyers; and Kristina Baehr, a community safety lawyer with Just Well Law.

Additional links/info:

  • Ashley's Facebook page
  • Ashley's GoFundMe page
  • Hannah's Facebook page
  • Just Well Law website
  • Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / The Real News Network, "'Everytime we come back, we all get sick': GA residents affected by September BioLab fire are still going through hell"
  • Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / The Real News Network, "Trainwreck in 'Trump Country': Partisan politics hasn't helped East Palestine, OH (DOCUMENTARY)"
  • Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / The Real News Network, "One year later, East Palestine residents want Norfolk-Southern held accountable"
  • Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / The Real News Network, ""Let's unite!": Poisoned residents of America's sacrifice zones are banding together"
  • Steve Mellon, Pittsburgh Union Progress, "Vance visit on derailment's second anniversary leaves residents wondering, 'Who has our backs?'"
  • Grace Gibson, The Georgetown Environmental Law Review, "Hawaiʻi's Red Hill Water Crisis Isn't Over"

Permanent links below…

  • Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show!
  • Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page
  • In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page
  • The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page

Featured Music…

  • Jules Taylor, "Working People" Theme Song

Studio Production: David Hebden Post-Production: Jules Taylor

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