Ohio Train Derailment Update
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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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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 train derailment: 2 new hazardous waste sites to receive shipments, officials sayThe 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.U.S. NewsFeb 27, 2023
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‘This is their mess’: U.S. orders rail company to pay for Ohio train spill cleanupThe head of the U.S. government's environmental agency and President Joe Biden said Norfolk Southern must cover the costs of cleaning up the toxic spill area in East Palestine.U.S. NewsFeb 21, 2023
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Ohio train derailment: East Palestine residents file wave of lawsuits against rail companyOne of the bigger lawsuits already filed alleges that the train's vinyl chloride payload was burned despite being a well-known cancer-causing gas.TrendingFeb 17, 2023
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Ohio derailment: Residents angry after train company no-show at town meetingNorfolk Southern, the railway company that owns the derailed freight cars, cited "the growing physical threat" to employees as reason to skip the town meeting.TrendingFeb 16, 2023
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