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Feb 17 2024
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President Joe Biden drinks the water in East Palestine a year after train derailment
President Joe Biden drinks the water in East Palestine a year after train derailment President Joe Biden saw firsthand on Friday the cleanup efforts in East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after a Norfolk Southern train derailment released hazardous chemicals into the soil, water and air. Biden praised what he called the “Herculean” cleanup and announced grants from the National Institutes
Cincinnati EnquirerJan 31 2024
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President Biden to visit East Palestine, 1 year after train disaster
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WOIO) - A White House spokesperson confirms President Joe Biden will visit East Palestine in February. An exact date has not yet been released. Saturday, Feb. 3, is the one year anniversary of the Norfolk Southern train derailment. Several of railroad cars were carrying the dangerous chemical vinyl chloride and on Feb. 6, 2023, five of those cars were destroyed in a
WOIO 19Jan 31 2024
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President Biden to visit East Palestine toxic train wreck site
WASHINGTON, D. C. - President Joe Biden will mark the one-year anniversary of a train derailment that spilled hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, with a February visit to the embattled community, the White House announced Wednesday. During the visit on a yet-to-be-announced date, Biden will meet with residents affected by the Feb. 3, 2023, chemical release and assess his
Cleveland Plain DealerFeb 16 2024
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Biden praises community, announces new NIH grants in first East Palestine visit
President Biden praised the East Palestine, Ohio, community during a visit to the town Friday, saying it was “absolutely amazing” what it rose to following the 2023 train derailment that caused a toxic chemical spill.
The president also condemned what he described as the “corporate negligence” that led to the derailment, which caused a train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway to spill
The HillFeb 16 2024
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President Biden to visit East Palestine to discuss Norfolk Southern train derailment cleanup
President Joe Biden will be visiting East Palestine just one year after the Norfolk Southern train derailment. On Feb. 16, Biden will come to East Palestine to discuss how the administration is working to hold Norfolk Southern accountable. Biden will also discuss the commitment to ensuring the people of East Palestine are not defined by this event. Additionally, he will touch base on how his
ABC 5 NEWSFeb 16 2024
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Buttigieg swipes at congressional inaction on rail safety bill as Biden heads to East Palestine
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg swiped at congressional inaction on a bipartisan rail safety bill Friday as President Biden is set to visit East Palestine, Ohio, to mark the anniversary of a 2023 rail disaster. “It’s still waiting its turn in Congress,” Buttigieg said Friday at an event at the Meridian International Center in Washington, saying it was “frustrating” that the Railway
The HillFeb 16 2024
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378 Days Since the East Palestine Train Disaster, Joe Biden Finally Visits.
President Joe Biden is finally visiting East Palestine — over a year after the Ohio community was exposed to dangerous toxic chemicals when a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed on the eastern side of the town. The move by Biden only comes as the 2024 election season begins in earnest and Democrats look to defend a vulnerable Senate seat in Ohio held by Sherrod Brown. Since the derailment
The National PulseMar 08 2024
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Controlled Burn Of Toxic Chemicals That Unleashed Mushroom Cloud Over East Palestine Wasn’t Necessary, Federal Official Says
A federal official with the National Transportation Safety Board said that the controlled burning of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, after a massive train derailment last year was not justified. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told lawmakers on Wednesday that there would have been alternatives to busting open the train cars and burning the vinyl chloride chemicals inside after a train
The Daily WireMar 07 2024
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‘Vent-and-Burn’ Procedure in East Palestine Train Derailment Could Have Been Avoided, NTSB Chair Testifies
A controlled burn of five derailed tank cars in last year’s train crash in East Palestine, Ohio, could have been avoided, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) testified at a Senate hearing on March 6. NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy was responding to questions from Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio ), in which she said the controlled burn, which unleashed a plume of toxic
NTDJan 15 2024
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MLK Day celebrations met with Pro-Palestine protests, heckler
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd gathered at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, S.C., Monday Jan. 15, 2024. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP) The Martin Luther King Jr. annual Day at the Dome commenced Monday, where hundreds of attendees gathered to honor and celebrate Dr. King’s legacy. This year, however, the event included disruptions. An attendee heckled Minority
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