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Apr 26 2023
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East Palestine train derailment will cost rail company $387M
Rail operator Norfolk Southern said Wednesday that a toxic chemical derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, this past February will cost the company an initial $387 million, a figure that is likely to increase. The charge was announced as part of Norfolk Southern's first-quarter financial report. While the company didn't go into specific details, Mark George, Norfolk Southern's chief financial
The Week - News
Mar 01 2023
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A bipartisan response to East Palestine
With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross BREAKING THIS MORNING — A bipartisan group of six senators today will introduce the Railway Safety Act of 2023, legislation aimed at preventing a repeat of the toxic firestorm in East Palestine, Ohio, that followed the Feb. 4 derailment of a chemical train. Introducing the bill are Ohio Sens. J.D. VANCE (R) and SHERROD BROWN (D), Pennsylvania Sens. BOB
Politico
Apr 11 2023
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Truck Hauling East Palestine Derailment Soil Overturns
A commercial vehicle hauling 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil from East Palestine, Ohio, where a Norfolk Southern train derailed in February, overturned a few miles away from the site Monday, spilling about half its contents onto a rural roadway and berm. The Ohio Highway Patrol reported the truck was involved in a crash on state Route 165 near Waterford Road in Columbiana County, Youngstown
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Apr 26 2023
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East Palestine train derailment cost Norfolk Southern $387 million
This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (NewsNation) — The February train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, cost Norfolk Southern $387 million, the railroad announced on its quarterly earnings call Wednesday. That hit
NewsNation
May 10 2023
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East Palestine water could be treated at Baltimore facility after all, but shipped away for disposal
Contaminated wastewater from the fiery East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment could be coming to Baltimore for treatment after all, but it wouldn’t be be released into the city sewer system. Instead, it would be sent back to Ohio under the latest plan proposed by the Norfolk Southern railroad. An earlier proposal to have a South Baltimore industrial wastewater company treat the Ohio water and
Capital Gazette
Apr 11 2023
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Truck carrying toxic soil from East Palestine overturns—Video
A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of soil contaminated with toxic chemicals from the train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio crashed on Monday evening while en route to a disposal site. In a statement, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that roughly half of the tractor-trailer's load had spilled onto the road and into a nearby ditch on State Route 165, which runs from Unity,
Newsweek
Apr 02 2023
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CDC workers assessing East Palestine chemical exposure got sick
Seven US government investigators became sick while researching the possible health impacts of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment in early March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roughly half of the 15-person CDC team reported symptoms including sore throats, mild headaches, coughing and nausea — similar to conditions documented by East Palestine locals
New York Post (News)
Mar 31 2023
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East Palestine derailment: Norfolk Southern sued by Justice Department and EPA
The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency have filed a complaint against Norfolk Southern Corp. for unlawful discharge of pollutants and hazardous substances in the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The complaint seeks penalties and injunctive relief for the unlawful discharge of pollutants, oil and hazardous substances under the Clean Water Act, according
MarketWatch
Feb 16 2023
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A Bomb Train Hits East Palestine, Ohio
On February 3rd, a massive train derailment in East Palestine,Ohio blanketed the town with a toxic brew of spilled chemicals and gasses, fouling the air, polluting waterways and killing thousands of fish and frogs. Local residents are suffering ailments ranging from respiratory distress, sore throats, burning eyes and rashes, all with unknown long-term consequences. The two mile long freight
Democracy Now!
Mar 02 2023
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Biden Announces Visit to East Palestine Amid Backlash
President Joe Biden pledged to "at some point" visit East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a Feb. 3 train derailment that launched toxic chemicals into the environment, The Hill reported. "I've spoken with every official in Ohio, Democrat, and Republican, on a continuing basis, as in Pennsylvania," Biden told reporters Thursday. "We will be implementing an awful lot through the legislation here,
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