East Palestine Ohio

• Norfolk Southern CEO offers support to tougher U.S. rail safety regulations

  CEO 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.

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  Mar 21, 2023
  
• 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.

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  Mar 17, 2023
  
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• Ohio sues Norfolk Southern to pay for ‘expensive’ toxic train derailment cleanup

  The 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.

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  Mar 14, 2023
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• Norfolk Southern’s CEO apologizes for Ohio train crash, pledges millions for recovery

  The fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month has turned high-level attention to railroad safety and how dangerous materials are transported.

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  Mar 9, 2023
• Ohio train derailment: U.S. launches probe into Norfolk Southern’s rail safety record

  The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the company's safety culture — the first such investigation within the rail industry since 2014.

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  Mar 7, 2023
• Ohio train derailment: No risk to public from latest crash, officials say 

  Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus.

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  Mar 5, 2023
• Ohio train derailment: Federal regulators urges railroads to examine track detectors

  The Ohio derailment forced half the town of about 5,000 people to evacuate for days as toxic chemicals burned, leaving residents with lingering health concerns.

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  Feb 28, 2023
• Ohio train derailment: 2 new hazardous waste sites to receive shipments, officials say

  The EPA now is getting close to having enough certified facilities to take all of the waste from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, officials say.

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  Feb 27, 2023
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• Ohio train derailment: Contaminated waste shipment to proceed

  The announcement came a day after the Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to ``pause'' shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine.

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  Feb 26, 2023
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• Ohio trail derailment: EPA orders ‘pause’ of contaminated waste removal

  Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment earlier this month in eastern Ohio.

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  Feb 25, 2023