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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

Ohio disaster & the runaway train lobby

Railroads have spent $285 million on lobbying and close to $50 million on Congressional donations over last decade

Salon

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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Pa. lawmakers considering issuing subpoena to Norfolk Southern

HARRISBURG, Pa. — About 40% of the hundreds of thousands of railroad freight cars that roll through Pennsylvania annually carry hazardous materials, a rail industry official told lawmakers Monday, but the U.S. Constitution prevents the state from setting comprehensive rules for how they operate.

Tribune News Service

Waste shipments resume from Ohio toxic train derailment

Federal officials say contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio have started moving out

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

‘Crafting an illusion’: US rail firms’ multimillion-dollar PR push

Norfolk Southern, the company behind the Ohio train crash, and other rail firms spent millions on marketing and lobbying

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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

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 derailed with toxic chemicals

Trains carry hazardous chemicals every day. They're also dangerously unregulated.

Salon

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.

Tribune News Service

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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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.

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

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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Ohio town reels from Norfolk Southern derailment disaster

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — On the night three weeks ago that a Norfolk Southern train derailed here, flames erupted from the wreckage and released toxic smoke. Brian Crossmon said his eyes burned and his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son vomited as they were forced to flee their home.

Axios

Republicans investigate Buttigieg over Ohio derailment

House Republicans are investigating Buttigieg's response to the East Palestine derailment.

The Independent UK

After Ohio train wreck, Biden orders door-to-door checks

President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailment that has morphed into a political controversy

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

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

The Independent UK

Ohio train crash killed more than 43,700 animals, say state officials

Estimated 38,222 minnows and 5,500 other acquatic species potentially killed as result of derailment

Tribune News Service

Editorial: US faces bigger environmental threats than a single train derailment. Will GOP rise to the challenge?

One of the curiosities to rise out of the Norfolk Southern train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, and caused a dayslong fire, has been the outcry from Republican opinion leaders. High-profile conservatives — from U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio to Sen. Ted…

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