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The Latest Breaking News on US faces almost daily hazardous chemical accidents, research suggests

US faces almost daily hazardous chemical accidents, research suggests

Report by non-profit researchers tallies incidents exposing people to dangerous toxins through fires, explosions, leaks and spills

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Soil removal from Ohio train derailment site is nearly done, but cleanup isn't over

The removal of contaminated soil from the site of February's fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio is expected to be completed sometime this weekend although the larger cleanup will continue

The Independent UK

Are train derailments becoming more common?

For the last decade, an average of 1,300 trains derailed each year, accounting for 61% of all train accidents.

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Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after fiery Ohio derailment

Regulators say Norfolk Southern has made improvements since a fiery Ohio derailment but still falls well short of being the “gold standard for safety” it is striving to be

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment

A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings

The Independent UK

Rail union says Virginia derailment renews questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices

The union that represents locomotive engineers says a coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices

The Independent UK

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine asks Biden to declare disaster over East Palestine train derailment

"In addition to the physical and mental health impacts, there have been economic impacts," he said in a letter to Biden.

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Safety concerns dominate Norfolk Southern railroad CEO's job since Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern’s CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in February in Ohio

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: States take harder look at rail safety after fiery derailment of hazardous shipment

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NTSB hearing focuses on equipment that failed before fiery Ohio derailment

Equipment that failed before a freight train hauling toxic chemicals derailed in eastern Ohio is the latest focus of a federal hearing in the small town closest to the accident

The Independent UK

Decisions made after fiery Ohio train derailment will be examined at NTSB hearing

Some of the key decisions made in the aftermath of the fiery Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in eastern Ohio will be examined at a hearing Thursday

The Independent UK

In Debate Over Railway Safety Bill, J.D. Vance and Donald Trump Are Leaning to the Left

In 2019, the Trump administration blocked a costly and ineffective mandate for two-man railroad crews long sought by unions. Now, the former president wholeheartedly supports it.

Reason

Federal regulators promise safety review at all the major freight railroads

Officials say they plan to conduct safety investigations of all the major freight railroads over the next year

The Independent UK

Senate panel OKs rail-safety bill; railroad vows to help homeowners affected by Ohio derailment

A Senate panel has approved a rail-safety measure in response to the train derailment earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio

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Biden denies ‘bomb train’ permit to ship liquid gas through populated areas

Gas giant New Fortress Energy’s cars would have taken a route from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, hauling its explosive cargo

The Independent UK

Rail CEO to testify in Ohio Senate about fiery derailment

Norfolk Southern’s CEO is set to testify before an Ohio Senate rail safety panel on Tuesday, more than two months after a fiery train derailment rocked the village of East Palestine

The Independent UK

Cleanup begins after freight train derailment, fire in Maine

The railway owner is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine

Salon

East Palestine contaminants spill again

The truck, which overturned in Ohio's Columbiana County, was carrying over 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil

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The Independent UK

Ohio train derailment highlights waste disposal predicament

Officials in southeastern Michigan were angry when a landfill and deep-injection wells near Detroit received contaminated soils and liquids from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

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The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment

The federal government is accusing Norfolk Southern of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act in the accident near East Palestine.

The Independent UK

Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over Ohio train derailment

The federal government has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled toxic chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers

The Independent UK

Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over derailment

The Guardian - US

US Department of Justice sues Norfolk Southern over Ohio train derailment

Lawsuit reportedly seeks damages for alleged Clean Water Act violations following crash of train carrying hazardous materials

The Independent UK

Fiery train derailment in Minnesota prompts evacuations

Authorities say a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup has derailed and caught fire in Minnesota and nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate from their homes

Evening Standard

Derailed train bursts into flames in Minnesota forcing residents to flee homes

The train derailed in the town of Raymond, about 100 miles west of Minneapolis, at about 1am on Thursday local time

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