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Sep 04 2023
News
Biden Explains Away Why He Hasn’t Been to East Palestine, Ohio, But the Excuse Falls Apart Immediately
It’s been seven months since the East Palestine, Ohio, train wreck, and President Joe Biden still hasn’t visited the environmentally compromised village on the Pennsylvania border. But the media have not completely moved their attention elsewhere — at least not all of them. Biden was in Florida on Saturday viewing the damage from Hurricane Idalia when he was asked about it. “You said in March
Western JournalMar 31 2023
News
DOJ sues Norfolk Southern for alleged environmental violations in East Palestine derailment
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern seeking to hold the railroad company accountable for the derailment last month in East Palestine, Ohio and its toxic aftermath, according to court records. The civil lawsuit on behalf of the EPA seeks injunctive relief and monetary penalties from Norfolk Southern for the response costs to the Feb. 3 derailment, including a
ABC News (Online)Mar 28 2023
News
East Palestine wastewater won’t be processed at Baltimore facility following mayor’s rejection
The wastewater that was scheduled to arrive in Baltimore from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment will be processed elsewhere, treatment company Clean Harbors said Tuesday morning. “While we are confident that our Baltimore facility is safe to handle and process that waste, as we have made clear from the beginning of this process, we would only be moving forward with the approval of all
Baltimore SunApr 01 2024
News
Pro-Palestinian protesters released after disrupting Easter Mass in NYC
A trio of pro-Palestinian protesters was released without bail in New York City after being arrested for disrupting an Easter Vigil Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral by unfurling a banner and shouting, "Free Palestine!" The New York Police Department told Fox News Digital that Gregory Schwedock, 35, John Rozendaal, 63, of New York, and Matthew Menzies, 31, of Colchester, each have been charged
Fox News (Online News)Oct 08 2023
News
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BBC NewsMar 09 2023
News
Senate committee grills Norfolk Southern CEO about East Palestine derailment
Members of a Senate committee today grilled Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw and environmental officials over the response to the Feb. 3 toxic derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Shaw repeated his promise that the railroad will do whatever it takes to make things right in East Palestine, now and over the long term.
The railroad has spent $20 million to date in the form of
Trains.comMar 09 2023
Opinion
Fascists Are Trying to Co-Opt Mutual Aid Organizing in East Palestine, Ohio
After canvassing, phone-banking and holding public meetings, Columbiana County, Ohio, organizers with River Valley Organizing (RVO) released a set of demands from residents of East Palestine and surrounding areas in the wake of Norfolk Southern’s train derailment disaster that led to a controlled burn of toxic chemicals and mandatory evacuations of residents within one mile of the crash site
TruthOutMar 09 2023
News
East Palestine train derailment: Norfolk Southern CEO to apologise before Senate
More than a month after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, its CEO will tell the US Congress he is "deeply sorry". In prepared remarks provided by the company, Alan Shaw will apologise before a Senate committee and outline various commitments to the community. "I am deeply sorry for the impact this derailment has had on the people of East
BBC NewsApr 04 2024
News
Hawkish Democrat Quietly Seeking To Extend U.S. Ban On U.N. Aid To Palestinians
One of the most aggressively pro-Israel Democrats in Congress is quietly trying to extend a yearlong ban on U.S. funding for the United Nations agency helping Palestinians ― circulating a message telling fellow members of Congress that they “have a shared responsibility to ensure that U.S. humanitarian assistance is used to foster an open and safe society and not propagate terrorism and
HuffPostMar 02 2023
News
Biden says he'll visit East Palestine - but won't say when
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he will visit East Palestine, Ohio "at some point" after growing pressure to do so from both sides of the aisle. A freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in the small town on Feb. 3, spurring environmental and health concerns among residents there. Standing alongside Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after a closed-door meeting with
Fox News (Online News)