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One Month Later, Fallout from Toxic Train Accident Continues
One month after a freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, sending tons of toxic chemicals into the air and prompting a temporary evacuation of the town, the fallout from…
Norfolk Southern CEO to Testify Before US Senate Panel on Derailment
WASHINGTON —
Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Alan Shaw has agreed to testify before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee next week on a February 3 Ohio train…
At Derailment Scene, Buttigieg Urges US Railroads Embrace Reforms
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio —
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured the wreckage Thursday of this month's Ohio train derailment and toxic spill, and he urged freight rail…
EPA Takes Charge of Cleanup in Toxic Ohio Train Derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio —
Federal environmental regulators on Tuesday took charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered…
Crews Release Toxic Chemicals from Derailed Tankers in Ohio
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio —
Crews released toxic chemicals into the air from five derailed tanker cars that were in danger of exploding Monday and began burning it after warning…
50-Car Train Derailment Causes Big Fire, Evacuations in Ohio
east palestine, ohio —
A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order and a declaration of a state of emergency in an Ohio village near the…
Jackson, in Dissent, Issues First Supreme Court Opinion
WASHINGTON —
New Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued her first Supreme Court opinion Monday, a short dissent in support of a death row inmate from Ohio.
Jackson wrote that she…
Ohio Governor DeWine says Intel delay on $20 billion chip plant is about ‘leverage’
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine still has high hopes for Intel, even after the company announced that its plan for a massive semiconductor plant east of Columbus could see its scope scaled…