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Norfolk Southern CEO promises to keep improving safety on the railroad based on consultant's report

Norfolk Southern's CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after the consultant the railroad hired after the fiery Ohio derailment in February recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many of the efforts it has already begun

The Independent UK

Why we must address the interconnected harms to people, animals and ecosystems in train derailments

On June 24, a train derailment in Montana caused a bridge to collapse, sending hot asphalt and molten sulfur spewing into the Yellowstone River. The derailment came nearly five months after the disastrous derailment near East Palestine, Ohio that raised awareness of rail transportation’s risks and prompted renewed efforts to…

The Conversation

MTG's manager penalized for train scam

The settlement determined that he misappropriated donations to victims of the East Palestine train derailment

Salon

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s campaign manager to pay $25k over Ohio train derailment scam

Isaiah Wartman and two others ordered to pay restitution over role in fraudulent fund claiming to help East Palestine victims

The Guardian - US

EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment

The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic smoke following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after fiery Ohio derailment

Regulators say Norfolk Southern has made improvements since a fiery Ohio derailment but still falls well short of being the “gold standard for safety” it is striving to be

The Independent UK

‘It feels like an apocalyptic movie’: life in East Palestine six months after toxic train crash

Federal and state officials say the air, water and soil is safe – but locals in Ohio town are still suffering damaging symptoms

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After the East Palestine train derailment, are railroads any safer?

Change is coming to the rail industry in the U.S. — but whether it's for the better or worse depends on who you ask.

WEKU

Norfolk Southern says cost of fiery Ohio train derailment has doubled to more than $800 million

The costs associated with Norfolk Southern's fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the mess and moves forward with all the related lawsuits

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern says cost of fiery Ohio derailment doubles to $803 million as cleanup continues

The Independent UK

East Palestine church hosts chemical exposure study in wake of train disaster

As East Palestine residents continue to experience wide-ranging symptoms in the wake of the February derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals, a research team from the University of Kentucky is launching the first study assessing biological samples for chemical exposure in East Palestine

The Independent UK

A Mobile Air Quality Monitor Reveals the True Extent of the Ohio Train Derailment Damage

Mechanical engineers at Carnegie Mellon University and toxicologists at Texas A&M University sampled East Palestine's air quality from a mobile lab.

Inverse

Rail union says Virginia derailment renews questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices

The union that represents locomotive engineers says a coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices

The Independent UK

Railroad industry sues to block limit on crew sizes that Ohio imposed after E. Palestine derailment

The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February

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Axios

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine asks Biden to declare disaster over East Palestine train derailment

"In addition to the physical and mental health impacts, there have been economic impacts," he said in a letter to Biden.

The Independent UK

States clamp down on freight trains, fearing derailments and federal gridlock

Spurred on by train derailments, some states crisscrossed by busy freight railroads aren’t waiting for federal action to improve safety

WEKU

Up First: Modi's state visit, Titan search continues, East Palestine train hearings

President Biden rolls out the red carpet for India's prime minister. Time is running out in the search for the Titan submersible. And, the NTSB holds hearings on the East Ohio train derailments.

The Independent UK

All railroads must alert first responders within 10 miles of derailed train cargo under new rule

Federal regulators want first responders to a train derailment to know exactly what they are dealing with even before they reach the scene

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Reason

The Rail Safety Act Is About Union Handouts, Not Safety

The legislation—which was introduced in response to the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio—pushes pet projects and would worsen the status quo.

The Independent UK

Senate panel OKs rail-safety bill; railroad vows to help homeowners affected by Ohio derailment

A Senate panel has approved a rail-safety measure in response to the train derailment earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio

Roll Call

Senate markup highlights tension in rail safety talks - Roll Call

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted 16-11 to advance a bill aimed at improving rail safety.

The Guardian - US

Biden denies ‘bomb train’ permit to ship liquid gas through populated areas

Gas giant New Fortress Energy’s cars would have taken a route from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, hauling its explosive cargo

Tribune News Service

'We want answers just like adults': Ohio 17-year-old advocates for herself, other teens after train derailment

PITTSBURGH — Not many 17-year-olds need to think about the long term consequences of chemical exposure to their health.

The Independent UK

Rail CEO to testify in Ohio Senate about fiery derailment

Norfolk Southern’s CEO is set to testify before an Ohio Senate rail safety panel on Tuesday, more than two months after a fiery train derailment rocked the village of East Palestine

Tribune News Service

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