(Baltimore, MD) -- Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen is trying to block toxic wastewater from the Ohio train derailment from being shipped to Maryland for treatment.
Cohen plans to introduce a resolution at tonight's City Council meeting calling on the EPA to reverse its decision to send contaminated water from East Palestine to the city-owned Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Dundalk.
Today I’ll introduce a resolution calling on the EPA to reverse its decision to send contaminated water from East Palestine to Baltimore.
— Zeke Cohen (@Zeke_Cohen) March 27, 2023
We should not be a dumping ground for toxic sludge. pic.twitter.com/JzYauhvDr7
A private company said on Thursday it received a contract to accept and treat 675,000 gallons of wastewater from the derailment.
Back River has had numerous problems including an explosion a few weeks ago. I have serious concerns about their capacity to handle the water after it is processed by Clean Harbors.
— Zeke Cohen (@Zeke_Cohen) March 27, 2023
What happens if (God forbid) there is another train derailment while transporting the materials?
In a statement, Cohen said Baltimore should not be a dumping ground for toxic sludge.
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