Tag: Disaster

  • Is the Disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, a New Normal?

    Is the Disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, a New Normal?

    By

    Alex George

    and

    Kimberley Thomas

    in

    Shocking events like the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, often get framed as just that–shocking. Alex George and Kimberley Thomas reframe the incident around normal accident theory to emphasize the structural problems at the heart of the train industry.