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Feb 09 2023
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Ohio avoids "tragedy of epic proportions" as train derailment evac lifted
Residents of the town of East Palestine in Ohio, near the border with Pennsylvania, have been allowed to return to their homes following a train derailment that led to a toxic chemical leak. Hundreds of residents from the area surrounding a railroad were forced to evacuate on Friday. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro on Monday urged residents in his state within a 1-mile radius to evacuate
NewsweekFeb 16 2023
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Marco Rubio urges Biden to fire Pete Buttigieg over handling of Ohio train derailment
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) penned a letter to President Biden on Thursday demanding that he fire Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over his handling of the train derailment that dumped toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. The Florida Republican argued in the letter that Buttigieg’s response to derailment is just the latest example of behavior that demonstrates a “
New York Post (News)Feb 08 2023
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NewsNation correspondent arrested while covering Ohio train derailment press conference
NewsNation correspondent Evan Lambert was arrested Wednesday as he was covering a press conference following the recent disastrous train derailment that occurred in Ohio. Footage from NewsNation, shows Lambert, who was doing a live shot at a press conference with Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who was set to provide an update on the chaos that erupted in East Palestine, being forced on the
Fox News (Online News)Feb 16 2023
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Chemical Health Risks from the Ohio Train Accident--What We Know So Far
About two weeks after a train carrying toxic and combustible materials derailed just outside a small town near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and filled the skies with black smoke, questions abound over the health and environmental impacts of the disaster. The February 3 derailment of the train, operated by Norfolk Southern, near East Palestine, Ohio, sparked a massive fire that sent fumes from
Scientific AmericanFeb 16 2023
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Questions Haunt Scientists Investigating Chemical Risks from Ohio Train Derailment
About two weeks after a train carrying toxic and combustible materials derailed just outside a small town near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and filled the skies with black smoke, questions abound over the health and environmental impacts of the disaster. The February 3 derailment of the train, operated by Norfolk Southern, near East Palestine, Ohio, sparked a massive fire that sent fumes from
Scientific AmericanFeb 16 2023
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Backlash After Buttigieg Blames Trump for Hampering Train Safety Amid Ohio Train Derailment Fallout
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg faced sharp criticism after he appeared to cast some of the blame for the Ohio train derailment onto former President Donald Trump because the Department of Transportation (DOT) under the former president nixed an Obama-era regulation on advanced train brake systems. The derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 of a freight train carrying hazardous
The Epoch TimesFeb 16 2023
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Pete Buttigieg Tries To Spin Bipartisan Criticism As Proof Congress Should Do Something On Train Derailment
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tried to spin bipartisan criticism of his job performance Wednesday by suggesting that Congress should have played a role in preventing disasters like the still-unfolding situation in East Palestine, Ohio. Buttigieg has been under fire for days since the Ohio train derailment — which resulted in the release of toxic chemicals and forced a number of
The Daily WireFeb 16 2023
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Derailed Train Broke Down Two Days Prior To Ohio Incident, Employees Say
The Norfolk Southern train that derailed in Ohio, causing widespread environmental and health concerns, broke down two days prior to the incident, employees say. Norfolk Southern employees allege that after the train left its station of origin in Madison, Illinois, on Feb. 1, it broke down at least once prior to the Feb. 3 derailing in East Palestine, Ohio, CBS reported. In the employees’ view
The Daily CallerFeb 15 2023
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Ohio train derailment: Hundreds of angry townspeople demand answers at meeting
Hundreds of angry residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and its surrounding areas attended a town hall meeting Wednesday demanding answers after a train derailed earlier this month and officials felt compelled to release toxic fumes into the air to avoid a massive explosion. "You destroyed our town," an attendee said at the meeting, per WSYX. "Why? This could have been prevented. Are we really
Washington ExaminerFeb 15 2023
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Charges Dropped Against Gay Reporter Evan Lambert
Ohio’s attorney general has dropped charges against Evan Lambert, a D.C.-based, openly gay NewsNation reporter who was tackled and arrested for doing a live broadcast during a press conference held by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine regarding the derailment of a train containing hazardous materials. Lambert was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and resisting arrest after an officer from
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