Gallery: Roachdale, Indiana, where toxic materials from East Palestine, Ohio train disaster is being shipped
ROACHDALE, INDIANA - MARCH 5: A sign reads, "Danger authorized personnel only at the Heritage Environmental Services landfill on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The landfill is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
The Bloomington went to see where toxic waste from the New Palestine train disaster in Ohio is being dumped in Indiana, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Russellville is actually closer to the site of the toxic waste landfill than Roachdale. On Google maps, the distance from the dump site to the town of Russellville is just over a mile.
Indiana governor Eric Holcomb has asked the EPA to halt the shipments, according to an article on Fox 59’s website:
ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: A gateway to a hazardous waste landfill on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, which has angered some local residents. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: A gravel road near a hazardous waste landfill on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, which has angered some local residents. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: A sign reads, “Danger authorized personnel only at the Heritage Environmental Services landfill on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The landfill is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: A sign reads, “No trespassing” at the Heritage Environmental Services landfill on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The landfill is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: A sign reads, “No trespassing” at the Heritage Environmental Services landfill on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The landfill is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: A weigh station at the Heritage Environmental Services landfill on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The landfill is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: A gravel road passes the Heritage Environmental Services landfill on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The landfill is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)RUSSELLVILLE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Signs honor war veterans from Russellville on March 5, 2023 in Russellville, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill, in Roachdale, close to Russellville, is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)RUSSELLVILLE, INDIANA – MARCH 5 Downtown buildings on March 5, 2023 in Russellville, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill, in Roachdale, close to Russellville, is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)RUSSELLVILLE, INDIANA – MARCH 5 Downtown buildings on March 5, 2023 in Russellville, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill, in Roachdale, close to Russellville, is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)RUSSELLVILLE, INDIANA – MARCH 5 Downtown buildings on March 5, 2023 in Russellville, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill, in Roachdale, close to Russellville, is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Traintracks on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill, in Roachdale, is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Downtown buildings, including a Carnegie library, on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill, in Roachdale, is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Downtown buildings on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill, in Roachdale, is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)ROACHDALE, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Downtown buildings on March 5, 2023 in Roachdale, Indiana. The Heritage Environmental Services landfill, in Roachdale, is receiving some shipments of contaminated waste from the toxic East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
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