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Vance pick for VP muddies push for rail safety bill - Roll Call

Election-year politics will complicate efforts to pass rail safety legislation after the East Palestine derailment.

Roll Call

‘My children have been sick’: The toxic aftermath of a train derailment

Kristen Saloomey finds the US village of East Palestine grappling with health concerns following the 2023 disaster.

Al Jazeera

EPA watchdog investigating delays in how the agency used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment

The EPA's internal watchdog will investigate why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment last year

The Independent UK

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NTSB derailment investigation renews concerns about detectors, tank cars and Norfolk Southern

The National Transportation Safety Board’s daylong hearing on a 2023 Ohio train derailment near the Pennsylvania border is giving stakeholders plenty to think about

The Independent UK

Toxic chemical burn-off from Ohio train derailment was unnecessary, safety board rules

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio concerned about being exposed to toxic chemicals

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern wrongly burned chemicals after Ohio train derailment, agency says

National Transportation Safety Board faults railroad company and contractors with unnecessary pollution

The Guardian - US

NTSB says bad sensor, poor response worsened East Palestine wreck - Roll Call

A faulty alarm system helped cause the 2023 Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, according to the NTSB.

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Rail safety legislation lingers as NTSB wraps East Palestine probe - Roll Call

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday wraps its investigation into the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and chemical spill.

Roll Call

Norfolk Southern said ahead of the NTSB hearing that railroads will examine vent and burn decisions

Days before the National Transportation Safety Board is set to explain why first responders were wrong to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside after the East Palestine derailment, Norfolk Southern said Friday it plans to lead an industrywide effort to improve the way those decisions…

The Independent UK

First Thing: Washington Post publisher allegedly advised Boris Johnson to ‘clean up’ phone amid Covid scandal

Sources’ claims suggest Will Lewis’s advice to British PM contradicted instructions to staff. Plus, East Palestine crash chemicals spread to 16 states

The Guardian - UK

Chemicals from East Palestine derailment spread to 16 US states, data shows

Rain and snow samples from Wisconsin to Maine and North Carolina after crash show highest pH levels over last decade

The Guardian - US

Citing toxins in garlic, group says EPA should have warned about chemicals near Ohio derailment

A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic

The Independent UK

IRS decides people who got money from Norfolk Southern after Ohio derailment won't be taxed on it

Most people who received money from Norfolk Southern in the wake of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio won’t have to pay taxes on millions of dollars in aid payments after all

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern agrees to $310m settlement over 2023 East Palestine derailment

Settlement for disaster that resulted in plumes of toxic chemicals in Ohio town includes funds for cleanup costs

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Norfolk Southern will pay modest $15 million fine as part of federal settlement over Ohio derailment

The federal government agreed to a modest $15 million fine for Norfolk Southern over last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

Roll Call

Norfolk Southern agrees to $1B in settlements for East Palestine - Roll Call

Norfolk Southern Corp. on Thursday agreed to spend $1 billion to settle lawsuits over a 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

The Independent UK

Judge signs off on $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement but residents still have questions

A federal judge has signed off on the $600 million class action settlement over last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people who live near East Palestine are still wondering how much they will end up with out of the deal

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Norfolk Southern Settlement Addresses East Palestine Derailment Concerns

Learn about the 0 million settlement for the 2023 East Palestine derailment, addressing community concerns and promoting railway safety.

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WEKU

Norfolk Southern will pay $600 million to settle East Palestine derailment lawsuit

Norfolk Southern has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio in early 2023.

Reason

No, Biden's New Rail Crew Mandate Doesn't Make 'Common Sense'

Requiring two-person crews on freight trains wouldn't have prevented the East Palestine disaster. It's simply a giveaway to Biden's labor union allies.

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Norfolk Southern Solely Responsible For Cleanup After Train Derailment

Federal judge rules Norfolk Southern solely responsible for Norfolk Southern Solely Responsible For Cleanup After Train Derailment.1 billion Ohio train derailment cleanup costs.

The Guardian - US

Biden visited East Palestine a year after Trump. This doesn’t bode well

The Biden campaign keeps fumbling basic progressive causes – allowing Trump to falsely paint himself as a populist hero

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Biden pledges action after toxic derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

President Biden visits East Palestine after Norfolk Southern train derailment, promising support. Residents urge more action on Rail Safety Act. Lobbying s...

WEKU

Biden visits East Palestine a year after a train derailment changed the Ohio town

Biden had promised to visit soon after the derailment. He has faced criticism from some residents and from former President Donald Trump, who made a trip to the community shortly after the disaster.

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President Biden announces grants for research on toxic train derailment

This content discusses President Biden's visit to East Palestine, Ohio, following a toxic train derailment disaster, and the ongoing concerns about water s...

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