Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg finally agreed to a visit 20 days after the tragic train crash in East Palestine, Ohio, which spilled dangerous chemicals across the state border and prompted calls for him to resign. This catastrophe was just one of several that occurred under his watch during that time, which is a sad indication to the escalating safety issues with our nation’s transportation system.
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Disaster struck the Great Plains on Tuesday, February 21 when 31 Union Pacific Railroad cars derailed in Nebraska. In response to this tragedy, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg declared his desire to visit the scene and listen politely to East Palestine people while granting the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) unrestricted access throughout their inquiry.
The fourth tragic tragedy to occur close together since last May was the Nebraska crash, which prompted Republican Senator Josh Hawley (MO) to call for the Transportation Secretary’s resignation. The region appears to be plagued by unfortunate incidents that demand for an immediate settlement and better safety regulations.
For failing to adequately handle America’s transportation issues, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) is calling for the resignation of Cabinet official Pete Buttigieg. Senator Rubio vehemently blasted Buttigieg for being too passive amid “crisis after crisis” involving transit and mobility concerns in a letter to President Joseph Biden.
Although railroad mishaps have decreased by 60% since 1990, train derailments are still shockingly common in the US. More than a dozen instances of derailed trains have already been registered for 2023 alone, indicating that this trend may not be slowing down anytime soon, according to the worrisome 1,049 cases of derailed trains revealed by The Washington Post just last year.
After 10 chemical spills on trains in 2022, the East Palestine event sent shockwaves of dread and fury over the world. A mass evacuation was required to keep residents safe after unusually deadly smoke from a clean-up attempt billowed into surrounding residential neighborhoods like poison vapors. Nonetheless, some residents are still hesitant to come home. President Buttigieg’s handling of this dangerous occurrence has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. Rather than acting quickly to confront it immediately, he has been hesitant in his response, leaving many people worried about their futures in this cityscape after the disaster.
