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Senate gets bipartisan rail safety bill after Ohio derailment - Roll Call

Bipartisan legislation that would establish new safety requirements for trains carrying hazardous materials was introduced Wednesday.

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Ohio train derailment: Fetterman, Hawley and Vance among senators proposing new regulations

The legislation would require regular inspections of trains carrying hazardous materials and provide information in advance to emergency responders.

The Independent UK

East Palestine's record of devastating derailments

"There's a constellation of problems that have deep historical roots."

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Ohio senators ready rail safety bill after fiery crash

U.S. senators are planning to propose legislation that would make railroads, like the one involved in this month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio, subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and financial consequences

The Independent UK

Railroads urged to examine track detectors after Ohio crash

Federal regulators are urging freight railroads to reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings in the wake of the fiery Ohio derailment and several other recent crashes where faulty bearings are suspected to be the cause

The Independent UK

EPA opens office near site of Ohio toxic train derailment

The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says he doesn’t want any stigmas attached to the Ohio community where a train derailed and spewed toxic gases three weeks ago

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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…

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To protect the public from hazardous materials accidents, look to trucking before rail

Today, trucks carry the largest percentage of hazardous materials shipped in the U.S. Federal data shows hazmat trucking accidents represent more fatalities and property damage than train derailments.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Ohio toxic train derailment to face congressional scrutiny – as it happened

Democrats and Republicans in Senate and House have pledged to hold hearings on crash that has sparked major pollution fears

The Guardian - US

Norfolk Southern cleared by EPA to resume Ohio waste shipments

Norfolk Southern Corp. can resume shipments of hazardous waste this week from the site of its freight train derailment in Ohio, a U.S. official said Sunday.

Tribune News Service

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

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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EPA orders 'pause' of derailment contaminated waste removal

Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio involving hazardous materials

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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

Fortune

'We all knew it was going to happen': Railroad workers and unions say years of cost-cutting and safety pushback created the Ohio train disaster

The Norfolk Southern derailment that created a toxic plume this month highlights major problems in the rail industry.

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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.

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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.

The Guardian - US

Safety regulators say Ohio toxic train derailment ‘100% preventable’

Biden administration comes under fire for response while East Palestine locals worry about long-term health implications

The Independent UK

Joe Manchin calls on Buttigieg to improve safety inspections after East Palestine train derailment

The West Virginia Democrat targets the Biden administration as he weighs whether to seek re-election

The Independent UK

How many train derailments have there been in the US in 2023?

Rail freight industry under scrutiny after ecological disaster struck East Palestine, Ohio

Reason

New NTSB Report Highlights Useless, Premature Regulatory Push After East Palestine Derailment

Plus: Ex-felons and the right to vote, Gavin Newsom's plan to cap oil company profits collides with reality, and more...

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Ohio crew tried to stop train after wheel issue warning, says probe – but it came too late to stop derailment

The agency said the public ‘absolutely’ has a right to know what materials are being hauled through their towns

Tribune News Service

‘The whole sky was black’: Pa. residents describe the horror of the East Palestine derailment

Residents who live near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border close to this month’s catastrophic train derailment told lawmakers horror stories Thursday of skin rashes, headaches, sick animals and an overwhelming sense of helplessness.

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