Making Contact

Toxic Tracks


Listen Later

On today's show, we'll be looking at the environmental impact of the rail industry and hear from people in two communities currently impacted by rail-related contamination. In February, a Suffolk Northern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, and residents are still recovering from the disaster over two months later. In Houston's Fifth Ward, residents have been living with the dire health effects of creosote used to treat railroad ties decades ago.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Making ContactBy Frequencies of Change Media

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

59 ratings


More shows like Making Contact

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,297 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,837 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,950 Listeners

The Moth by The Moth

The Moth

27,011 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

4,113 Listeners

Democracy Now! Audio by Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! Audio

5,825 Listeners

Reveal by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

Reveal

8,471 Listeners

CounterSpin by Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

CounterSpin

508 Listeners

Heavyweight by Pushkin Industries

Heavyweight

17,649 Listeners

Code Switch by NPR

Code Switch

14,655 Listeners

Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast by NBC

Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

3,624 Listeners

wellRED podcast by Trae Crowder, Corey Ryan Forrester, Drew Morgan

wellRED podcast

1,703 Listeners

Lovett or Leave It by Lovett or Leave It

Lovett or Leave It

25,129 Listeners

The Daily Show: Ears Edition by Comedy Central

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

14,337 Listeners

It Could Happen Here by Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

It Could Happen Here

6,260 Listeners