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What the Biden administration has – and hasn’t – done in response to the Ohio train derailment

Pete Buttigieg said he planned to visit East Palestine

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Ohio train derailment: EPA takes control of response and clean-up efforts

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up site in East Palestine, Ohio, as residents demand answers about health risks

The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2023

Both parties enable rail robber barons

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

Salon · Feb 21, 2023

Stephen Colbert on Biden’s Kyiv visit: ‘Like your dad meeting your boyfriend’

Late-night host discusses president’s surprise Ukraine visit and fallout from the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2023

Buttigieg urges safety changes after fiery Ohio derailment

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation’s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules in the wake of a fiery derailment in Ohio that forced evacuations when toxic chemicals were released and burned

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Buttigieg calls for stronger railroad safety rules after East Palestine disaster

The transportation secretary wants stricter regulations on freight trains hauling toxic or volatile chemicals, and is calling on Congress to "untie" the DOT's hands for implementing safety measures.

WEKU · Feb 21, 2023

Ohio residents told water was "safe"

"We're not getting any truth," said one resident who is now planning to move away from the town

Salon · Feb 21, 2023

Ohio to open health clinic for those with derailment-related health concerns

A new health clinic is coming to East Palestine, Ohio, amid rising concerns about toxic chemicals from the train derailment there earlier this month, local officials said Monday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Donald Trump and Erin Brockovich will descend upon East Palestine as residents plead for help

PITTSBURGH — Two weeks after a catastrophic train derailment unleashed toxic materials on a small village near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, the attention being showered on East Palestine by politicians and activists is reaching a fever pitch.

Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2023

It shouldn’t take a fiery crash and toxic spill to push action on railroad safety

The EPA and Transportation Department must ensure that Norfolk Southern meets its obligation to make things right.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 20, 2023