Ohio Chemical Spill

• 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 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
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• 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
• Workers at Ohio train derailment site are falling ill, union leaders say

  Some Norfolk Southern workers who were tasked with cleaning the crash site reported experiencing "migraines and nausea," according to a letter sent by union leaders.

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  Mar 2, 2023
• Ohio derailed train chemical cloud ‘highly unlikely’ to impact Canada

  A spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada said the smoke cloud, released by burning the chemicals spilled from the train, shouldn't harm Canadians.

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  Feb 15, 2023
• Ohio train derailment, chemical leak causes chaos: What, exactly, is going on?

  Strange odours and dead animals were reported by residents who returned to East Palestine, Ohio after evacuation orders were lifted following the crash.

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  Feb 13, 2023