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Editorial: Railroad deregulation carries steep cost for cities like East Palestine

Three weeks after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which forced evacuations and widespread chemical contamination, the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern Railroad to conduct the cleanup and pay for the damages. Since the accident was Norfolk Southern’s fault, and it was solely responsible for the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

‘Railroads have just had too much power,’ Buttigieg says in Kansas City after Ohio train disaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s response.

Tribune News Service

Alarm over toxic Ohio water — in Texas

Contaminated water used in East Palestine transported more than 1,300 miles to a Houston suburb for disposal

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Governor Mike Dewine ‘injured’ on East Palestine tour as calls mount for his resignation

Protesters chant ‘Mike must resign’ outside governor’s mansion

The Independent UK

Union Pacific Stock 'Potential To Double' After CEO Ousted; Railroad Stocks Steady After Ohio Disaster

Union Pacific stock could double with a new CEO. Meanwhile, railroad stocks keep losses to a minimum despite Ohio disaster.

Investors Business Daily

Biden orders door-to-door health surveys after rail disaster

President Joe Biden instructed federal agents responding to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to go door-to-door to conduct health surveys with impacted families, a White House official said Monday.

Tribune News Service

Officials insist pollution from derailment not harming animals in Pa.

Despite testimony to the contrary, Pennsylvania officials say they have found no evidence that animals in Western Pennsylvania were harmed by the East Palestine train derailment.

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Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment will resume

The news follows the Environmental Protection Agency order to pause shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine to allow additional oversight about where waste was shipped.

WEKU

Michigan GOP leaders, residents demand answers on toxic waste from Ohio train

ROMULUS, Mich. — Republican leaders and residents are demanding answers on why hazardous materials were set to be transported from East Palestine, Ohio, to Michigan without public input or warning.

Tribune News Service

Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment to resume

Federal environmental authorities say shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment will resume Monday to two Ohio sites

The Independent UK

Weeks after rail disaster, Biden still has no plans to visit East Palestine

WASHINGTON — Republicans are continuing to criticize President Joe Biden for not visiting East Palestine, Ohio, where a train carrying toxic, cancer-causing chemicals derailed Feb. 3.

Los Angeles Times

EPA tells Norfolk Southern to temporarily stop shipping toxic train derailment waste

The agency heard concerns from residents and officials in Texas and Michigan, where some of the contaminated waste had already been shipped.

WEKU

Ohio Train Derailment: Vinyl Chloride Exposure May Have Similar Liver Effects to Heavy Drinking

Research on the chemical vinyl chloride burned in the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment indicates it could cause the same kind of liver disease brought on by heavy drinking.

Inverse

Scoop: House GOP plans Ohio derailment hearings

The derailment ignited a political storm over the treatment of the rural, Republican residents.

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The Guardian - US

‘You’re not forgotten‘: how the right racialized the Ohio train disaster

Fox News, Trump and JD Vance claim Biden overlooked East Palestine’s plight, citing residents’ whiteness as the reason

Tribune News Service

Norfolk Southern told to pause Ohio train debris removal by EPA

Norfolk Southern Corp. was ordered by federal officials to pause waste removal at the site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment to ensure safe disposal subject to Environmental Protection Agency approval, a regional EPA administrator said on Saturday.

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Transport of East Palestine soil, water to other states prompts backlash

"There are many things we don't know that we should know."

The Guardian - US

Ohio rail crash: toxic waste removal suspended amid contamination fears

Environmental Protection Agency orders rail company to ‘pause’ shipments from site pending a review of plans to dispose of waste near Houston and Detroit

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The Guardian - US

Revealed: the US is averaging one chemical accident every two days

Guardian analysis of data in light of Ohio train derailment shows accidental releases are happening consistently

WEKU

In East Palestine, who 'shows up' isn't necessarily a sign of who's helping

East Palestine, Ohio, has been devastated by a train derailment and chemical burn off that has threatened the health of residents, but it has now also become the center of political controversy.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Derail the politics: Ohio train spill shouldn’t be a partisan fight

Unless Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg were supposed to be recalibrating the hot bearing detectors on Norfolk Southern’s trains, it’s hard to blame them for the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment, close to the Pennsylvania border, spilled more than 100,000 gallons of highly flammable vinyl chloride.

The Guardian - US

‘Be vigilant, hold your ground’: Erin Brockovich rallies Ohio town after train disaster

Celebrated whistleblower and activist assures residents of East Palestine they are not alone, but also that a long road lies ahead

The Independent UK

Brockovich warns Ohio town of dangers after train crash

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, say they are still fearful as activist Erin Brockovich warns they are in for a long battle after a train derailment earlier this month

Tribune News Service

House Republicans probe Buttigieg response to Ohio train crash

House Republicans are probing the Transportation Department’s handling of the Norfolk Southern Corp. chemical train derailment earlier this month that released a toxic soup of chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.

Al Jazeera

Biden orders door-to-door visits after toxic US train derailment

Republicans and Democrats have traded barbs over the rail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which led to evacuations.

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