Stephen Colbert knocked the train industry and Environmental Protection Agency during Monday evening’s “The Late Show” monologue after reports found that shipments of contaminated soil and water from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment were sent to Michigan and Texas without warning.
“No surprise, Michigan and Texas weren’t happy with the surprise. So the EPA stopped the shipments of toxic waste and the new plan is to schlep it back to various locations in Ohio, including the town of East Liverpool, which is literally on the Ohio river. Not the best containment plan,” Colbert said, before mocking: “All right everybody, it’s safe to go back in the pool.