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Ohio residents see US$600M class-action settlement approved for train derailmentJudge Benita Pearson gave the deal final approval after a hearing where the lawyers who negotiated it with the railroad argued that residents overwhelmingly supported it.U.S. NewsSep 25, 2024
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Ohio train derailment caused by wheel bearing on fire for over 30 km: NTSBThe board also said that Norfolk Southern and its contractors botched a decision three days later to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside.U.S. NewsJun 25, 2024
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Chemicals from Ohio train derailment ‘likely’ spread to Canada, data showsThe study looked at precipitation and pollution data from the weeks after the Feb. 2023 derailment, when around 50 Norfolk Southern train cars veered off the tracks.TrendingJun 21, 2024
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Ohio train derailment: Norfolk Southern reaches $425M settlement over crash, fireIn February 2023, a 38-car Norfolk Southern cargo train, which was carrying some hazardous chemicals, ran off the rails in the small town of East Palestine, Ohio.U.S. NewsMay 23, 2024
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Biden surveys cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio a year after train derailmentBiden praised federal cleanup efforts and urged Congress to strengthen rail safety laws, but did not explain why it took more than a year for him to visit the community.U.S. NewsFeb 16, 2024
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Ohio train derailment site has vastly higher chemical levels than nearby towns, test showsThe results of the new, independent study were wildly different from the Environmental Protection Agency's reporting on soil samples from April 2023.U.S. NewsJul 21, 2023
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Hours of Ohio train derailment footage lost after being ‘overwritten’Twelve hours of footage, 'except 15 minutes before the derailment and 5 minutes after, was overwritten,' because Norfolk Southern put the derailed train back into service.U.S. NewsMar 30, 2023
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Norfolk Southern CEO offers support to tougher U.S. rail safety regulationsCEO Alan Shaw is under pressure from lawmakers and federal safety regulators to step up his commitment to safety upgrades in the wake of the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.U.S. NewsMar 21, 2023
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Ohio train derailment: Carcinogen chemical level in soil declared ‘safe,’ but is it?The EPA claimed the chemical levels in soil from East Palestine are "very low," but it contradicts earlier existing science from the agency about "safe" levels of exposure.U.S. NewsMar 17, 2023
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Ohio sues Norfolk Southern to pay for ‘expensive’ toxic train derailment cleanupThe federal lawsuit also seeks to force the company to pay for groundwater and soil monitoring in the years ahead and economic losses in the village of East Palestine.U.S. NewsMar 14, 2023
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