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East Palestine Train Derailment
NTSB Reveals Results of Investigation Into Toxic Ohio Train Derailment
The agency confirmed that a trackside sensor didn’t detect a burning rail bearing suspected in causing the derailment in time.
June 25, 2024
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Jeff Louderback
East Palestine Residents Reflect on Aftermath of Toxic Train Derailment One Year Later
Anxiety and concerns about health and the environment linger in this Ohio village near the Pennsylvania border.
February 3, 2024
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Jeff Louderback
White House Maintains Biden Will Visit East Palestine, Ohio–Sometime
White House Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre insisted to a reporter at a press briefing on Sept. 5 that President ...
September 5, 2023
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Norfolk Southern Pays $1 Million to Pennsylvania Communities Harmed by February Derailment
When a 151-car Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 near the ...
July 24, 2023
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Beth Brelje
EXCLUSIVE: East Palestine’s Toxic Nightmare Continues–Residents Battle Anxiety and Uncertainty Months After Train Catastrophe
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—Until Feb. 3, most Americans had never heard of East Palestine, a village of 4,700 residents ...
April 20, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Bogus Charity Stole $131,000 Meant for Toxic Rail Derailment, Ohio Lawsuit Alleges
An organization raked in $141,000 but "pocketed" nearly all of that amount instead of using it to help ...
April 12, 2023
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Janice Hisle
Truck Carrying Contaminated Soil from East Palestine Train Derailment Crashes
A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment clean-up site crashed ...
April 11, 2023
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Caden Pearson
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Rail Safety Bill Hours After Another Derailment
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), co-sponsor Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio), and other Ohio U.S. representatives introduced the Reducing Accidents ...
March 30, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Senators Continue to Express Dismay Over Norfolk Southern CEO’s Answers About Ohio Toxic Train Derailment
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw on March 22 offered his “full-throated endorsement” for “many provisions” in a bipartisan ...
March 22, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Bipartisan Cooperation Emerges With 2 Bills in Aftermath of Ohio Toxic Train Derailment
Since the toxic derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in eastern Ohio on Feb. 3, Democrats and ...
March 21, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
State Senators Press Norfolk Southern CEO About Burning of Toxic Chemicals After Train Derailment
As he did before a U.S. Senate committee hearing on March 9, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw apologized ...
March 20, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Ohio Files Lawsuit Against Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment
Ohio has filed a 58-count civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Railway in federal court over the Feb. 3 ...
March 14, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Partisan Divide Evident About Ohio Toxic Train Derailment Response
Legislators on both sides of the aisle have widely criticized the Biden administration for its response to Norfolk ...
March 10, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Norfolk Southern CEO Repeatedly Apologizes for Ohio Toxic Train Crash, Defends Safety Record in Senate Hearing
Scrutinized by lawmakers during a Senate committee hearing about railroad safety on March 9, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan ...
March 10, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
National Transportation Safety Board Opens Special Investigation Into Norfolk Southern ‘Safety Culture’
Prompted by a string of “five significant accidents” involving Norfolk Southern Railway, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ...
March 7, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Norfolk Southern Employee Killed When Train Collides With Dump Truck in Cleveland
A Norfolk Southern Railway employee was killed on March 7 when a freight train collided with a dump ...
March 7, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Norfolk Southern Announces Safety Plan Amid Train Derailment Aftermath
Plagued by repeated freight train derailments, including a toxic crash in eastern Ohio in early February and another ...
March 7, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Railroad Offers Temporary Help to Residents Impacted by Ohio Toxic Train Derailment
As cleanup continues more than a month after one of its freight trains derailed in East Palestine, Norfolk ...
March 7, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Another Ohio Train Derailment Adds to Norfolk Southern’s Safety Record Woes
The accident record of Norfolk Southern Railway grew longer on March 4, after another of its trains derailed ...
March 5, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Senators Call For Health Monitoring of Residents Exposed to Ohio Toxic Train Crash
Ohio’s U.S. Senators J.D. Vance and Sherrod Brown teamed up to write a letter urging the Environmental Protection ...
February 28, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Shipment of Contaminated Waste Resumes From Ohio Toxic Train Derailment Site
After halting the process on Feb. 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that shipment of contaminated waste ...
February 28, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
EPA Administrator Admits There Is a ‘Deficit of Trust’ in Toxic Train Derailment Response
Recognizing “there has been a deficit of trust” in the federal government among East Palestine residents in the ...
February 28, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Timeline of Ohio Train Derailment, Toxic Chemical Spill
East Palestine was like most small communities in the United States—the kind of place where families have lived ...
February 26, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
EPA Orders Temporary Halt to Shipping of Ohio Toxic Train Crash Contaminated Waste
Amid objections from Michigan authorities who said they weren't aware that hazardous materials were headed into their state, ...
February 26, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Erin Brockovich Says There’s No ‘Quick Fix’ for Ohio Train Derailment
Upon taking the stage in the East Palestine High School auditorium on Feb. 24, environmental activist Erin Brockovich ...
February 25, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Railroad Company Linked to Toxic Train Crash Helped Fund Ohio Governor’s Campaigns: Report
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who authorized an end to the evacuation order of East Palestine two days after ...
February 25, 2023
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Jeff Louderback
Buttigieg Vows to ‘Raise the Bar’ on Rail Safety in Visit to Ohio Derailment Site, Admits He Took Too Long to Respond
Nearly three weeks after a toxic train derailment upended life in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, Transportation ...
February 23, 2023
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Samantha Flom
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