Feeling abandoned, community contaminated by a toxic train decides, 'We only have ourselves' - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Feeling abandoned, community contaminated by a toxic train decides, 'We only have ourselves' - Pittsburgh Union Progress

What happens to people in the months and years after a corporation worth billions creates an environmental catastrophe that disfigures their community? Myriad answers emerged a few weeks ago in a hotel conference room in Columbiana, Ohio, where eight people from the East Palestine, Ohio, area met with a Pittsburgh psychiatrist experienced in treating people who’ve endured traumatic events. One of the first to speak up was Lonnie Miller. She’s be…