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...
April 6, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Chronicle-Telegram, April 6, 2023) U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, and JD Vance, R-OH, and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, sent a letter to Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw on Wednesday demanding the railroad company take responsibility and pay immediately...
April 3, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Associated Press, March 31, 2023) The federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and...
April 3, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: New York Times, April 3, 2023) “It’s profit over everything, not just safety,” Mark Wallace, First Vice President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, said in reference to the entire rail industry. “It’s profit over customer service. It’s...
March 31, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Vox, March 30, 2023) Although train derailments involving hazardous chemicals are relatively rare, the occurrence of the Minnesota derailment so close to the Ohio one has raised questions about train safety and whether new regulations are needed to prevent...
March 31, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Associated Press, March 30, 2023) Hundreds of people had to evacuate their Minnesota town after a BNSF train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire early Thursday, but authorities were hopeful that the quick response and cold weather would...
March 30, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Ideastream Public Media, March 29, 2023) Norfolk Southern will hire Ohio businesses for cleanup in the aftermath of the toxic train derailment last month in East Palestine. Full story: Ideastream Public Media
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Hill, March 28, 2023) Norfolk Southern hired the Klein/Johnson Group to lobby on rail and surface transportation issues. The move comes as Congress considers legislation to improve railroad safety regulations. Full story: The Hill
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 28, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Atlantic, March 23, 2023) It’s been more than a month since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. More than 100,000 gallons of vinyl chloride, a carcinogen, were released, with some spilling into waterways. Many hundreds of people had...
