May 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WTAE, May 4, 2023) Three months after the East Palestine derailment, the EPA and Norfolk Southern are telling area residents their air and water are safe. But some residents said they don’t believe it. WTAE Action News Investigates...
May 1, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Times Leader, May 1, 2023) When the Environmental Protection Agency opened the floor to questions at the conclusion of Thursday’s air monitoring informational session at The Way Station in East Palestine, residents were ready. The EPA was not. Full story:...
April 13, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, PSR
(Source: VICE, April 11, 2023) Amidst rising scrutiny over freight rail safety practices, particularly the length and make-up of trains, a common question raised by the media has been why regulators didn’t prevent this kind of dangerous corporate practice before...
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Yahoo News, April 10, 2023) Two months after the East Palestine disaster, amid mounting distrust and as lawsuits pile up against Norfolk Southern, the railroad giant maintains an outsized role in monitoring for contamination in and around East Palestine....
April 6, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, March 31, 2023) Seven US government investigators briefly fell ill in early March while studying the possible health impacts of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN on...
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: NBC News, March 28, 2023) The Environmental Protection Agency says levels of cancer-causing chemicals called dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio, are “similar to typical background levels” after a train derailment and chemical burn last month, but it has yet to...
March 23, 2023 | BNSF, EPA, Headlines, UP
(Source: Editorial in the Los Angeles Times, March 20, 2023) Communities near railyards, ports and other freight corridors have long been hit hard by air pollution from dirty, old locomotives. These massive, track-mounted vehicles, which use a diesel generator to...
March 21, 2023 | EPA, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 17, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety bulletin asking railroads to review with employees the dangers of pushing and shoving moves at highway grade crossings. Full story: Trains Magazine
March 14, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Times Leader, March 14, 2023) As cleanup efforts from the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment continue, Ohio Sen. JD Vance returned to East Palestine on Monday to visit the derailment site and meet with local officials and residents who are growing...
March 14, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, Headlines, NS
(Source: River Valley Organizing press release, March 13, 2023) Today, River Valley Organizing and more than 100 groups from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and across the country sent a joint letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and...
