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Confusion on sensor plane's abilities delayed response in Ohio train derailment, report says

A new report says a plane equipped with advanced sensors for deployment to chemical disasters could have helped authorities avoid needlessly blowing open five rail tank cars and burning their chemicals after the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment

The Independent UK

Residents ordered to pay $850,000 bond to appeal Ohio derailment settlement vow not to give up

The residents who question whether Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement offers enough compensation for the East Palestine train crash don't plan to let a judge's order requiring an $850,000 bond derail their appeal

The Independent UK

Some East Palestine derailment settlement payments should go out even during appeal of the deal

People who lived near the disastrous East Palestine train derailment last year should still be able to receive personal injury payments even while the bulk of their $600 million class action settlement with Norfolk Southern railroad remains on hold during an appeal

The Independent UK

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Few residents opt out of $600 million class action settlement in East Palestine, Ohio, derailment

Lawyers say few people ultimately opted out of the $600 million class action settlement Norfolk Southern offered to people affected by last year's disastrous East Palestine train derailment despite the questions residents raised about the deal

The Independent UK

Biden says Norfolk Southern must be held accountable for Ohio derailment but won't declare disaster

President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster

The Independent UK

Six months after East Palestine derailment, Congress deadlocked on new rules for train safety

Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm at railroad crashes causing potential disasters

The Independent UK

Safety concerns dominate Norfolk Southern railroad CEO's job since Ohio derailment

Norfolk Southern’s CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in February in Ohio

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East Palestine families living in limbo months after fire

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, say they're still living in limbo almost three months after a fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment blackened the skies and sent residents fleeing

The Independent UK

UK launching health tracking survey tied to February Ohio train derailment

A University of Kentucky researcher is leading a health tracking survey in the East Palestine region of Ohio. It comes following the February derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials.

WEKU

COUNTERPOINT: The war on woke is a scam on Middle America

Buckle up, team: I’m a white man from the Midwest with a story to tell about wokeness.

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JD Vance excoriates fellow conservative Republicans for opposing rail safety after Ohio train derailment

‘Do we do the bidding of a massive industry that is embedded with big government or do we do the bidding of the people who elected us to the Senate into the Congress in the first place,’ the Ohio Republican says

The Independent UK

New Utah oil railroad by Colorado River raises health and climate fears

Railway is forecast to quadruple crude oil production in the Uinta Basin and will damage Biden’s climate credentials, campaigners say

The Guardian - US

East Palestine's record of devastating derailments

"There's a constellation of problems that have deep historical roots."

Axios

Scientists find air pollution in East Palestine which could impact long term health, despite EPA assurances

Local officials say tests in the area have shown chemical levels are not concerning

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: how the right racialized the Ohio train disaster

Fox News, Trump and JD Vance claim Biden overlooked East Palestine’s plight, citing residents’ whiteness as the reason. Plus, what should New York do with its billion-dollar weed mountain?

The Guardian - US

Safety regulators say Ohio toxic train derailment ‘100% preventable’

Biden administration comes under fire for response while East Palestine locals worry about long-term health implications

WEKU

Here's the most thorough explanation yet for the train derailment in East Palestine

A wheel bearing on the train's 23rd car overheated to a dangerous degree, a new NTSB report says. An earlier warning may have helped to prevent the derailment, officials said.

The Independent UK

Pete Buttigieg asks for photo of reporter following him with questions on Ohio train derailment

‘If you’d like to arrange a conversation you can reach out to our press office,’ Buttigieg tells reporter following him on DC street amid derailment chaos

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Salon

Both parties enable rail robber barons

The rail monopoly got a stranglehold on Congress, the executive branch and federal regulators

The Independent UK

Ohio train derailment: Senator Sherrod Brown calls for state of emergency to be declared in East Palestine

“A man-made disaster of this scale, scope, and significance necessitates a response and deployment of resources that are commensurate in scale and scope,” the senator said this week

The Independent UK

Devastating aftermath of Ohio train derailment revealed in shocking video

Train of three locomotives and 150 freight cars derailed after suffering a broken axle

The Independent UK

Shocking drone footage reveals extent of devastation after Ohio train derailment

Train of three locomotives and 150 freight cars derailed after suffering a broken axle

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