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President Biden to Visit Ohio to Address Train Derailment

President Joe Biden is set to travel to East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday, marking his first visit to the site where a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caused a hazardous chemicals spill a year ago. The White House announced on Saturday that the president's visit aims to ensure that both…

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East Palestine residents' distrust grows in year since derailment - Roll Call

In the year since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, some residents have lost confidence in the response.

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Norfolk Southern to end relocation aid right after one-year anniversary of its fiery Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern railroad plans to stop paying relocation aid to people displaced by last February's fiery derailment in eastern Ohio right after the one-year anniversary of the crash

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

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

Norfolk Southern investing in automated inspection systems on its railroad to improve safety

Norfolk Southern has installed the first of what will be more than a dozen automated inspection portals on its tracks in Ohio — not far from where one of its trains derailed in February and spilled hazardous chemicals that caught fire

The Independent UK

‘A sacrifice zone’: East Palestine’s wastewater is flooding into this Ohio community

Wastewater from the derailment site cleanup will be injected far underground in the foothills of the Appalachians

The Guardian - US

Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states

The Biden administration has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost rail capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law

The Independent UK

Biden says Norfolk Southern must be held accountable for Ohio derailment but won't declare disaster

President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster

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Railroads work to make sure firefighters can quickly look up what is on a train after a derailment

The railroad industry is trying to make sure that emergency responders can quickly look up what is on a train quickly when they respond to a derailment

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern announces details of plan to pay for lost home values because of Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern announced new details Monday about its plan to compensate East Palestine residents for lost home values since the fiery derailment disrupted life in the eastern Ohio town in February

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern CEO promises to keep improving safety on the railroad based on consultant's report

Norfolk Southern's CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after the consultant the railroad hired after the fiery Ohio derailment in February recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many of the efforts it has already begun

The Independent UK

Railroads resist joining safety hotline because they want to be able to discipline workers

The major freight railroads say a disagreement over whether they will be allowed to discipline some workers who use a government hotline to report safety concerns has kept them from following through on the promise they made back in March to join the program after a fiery Ohio derailment prompted…

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Rail union wants new rules to improve conductor training in the wake of 2 trainee deaths

The nation's largest railroad union wants federal regulators to do more to ensure conductors are properly trained in the wake of two recent trainee deaths in Maryland

The Independent UK

Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation

Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating against workers who report safety violations or injuries on the job

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EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment

The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic smoke following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

‘It feels like an apocalyptic movie’: life in East Palestine six months after toxic train crash

Federal and state officials say the air, water and soil is safe – but locals in Ohio town are still suffering damaging symptoms

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After the East Palestine train derailment, are railroads any safer?

Change is coming to the rail industry in the U.S. — but whether it's for the better or worse depends on who you ask.

The Independent UK

Six months after East Palestine derailment, Congress deadlocked on new rules for train safety

Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm at railroad crashes causing potential disasters

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