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Railcars from East Palestine derailment relocated to Pa. railyard

Multiple cars from the East Palestine train derailment have been relocated to a railyard in Conway in Beaver County.

Tribune News Service

Ohio train derailment highlights waste disposal predicament

Officials in southeastern Michigan were angry when a landfill and deep-injection wells near Detroit received contaminated soils and liquids from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

The Independent UK

Pa. Democrats aim to appeal to working-class voters with policy, symbolism, and some anger

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Democrats are trying to show they can be populists, too.

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Trains and roadway traffic rolling in Pittsburgh after derailment Saturday

PITTSBURGH — Trains were running Sunday following a derailment in Pittsburgh that stopped railroad traffic and temporarily closed a section of West Carson Street.

Tribune News Service

Regulators say railroads must examine how they build trains

Federal regulators say railroads need to re-examine how they assemble their trains

The Independent UK

AJC Exclusive: Norfolk Southern CEO reflects on Ohio derailment

ATLANTA — As a massive smoke plume soared into the sky from the controlled burn of a wrecked Norfolk Southern train in early February, even the company’s CEO Alan Shaw was alarmed. And he’s been working for the railroad for more than 28 years.

Tribune News Service

CDC workers got sick investigating Ohio train derailment

Seven workers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention got sick while investigating the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Ohio earlier this year.

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The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment

The federal government is accusing Norfolk Southern of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act in the accident near East Palestine.

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US Justice Dept. sues Norfolk Southern over Ohio derailment

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, alleging its Feb. 3 derailment in Ohio unlawfully polluted waterways.

Tribune News Service

Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over Ohio train derailment

The federal government has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled toxic chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers

The Independent UK

Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over derailment

The Independent UK

US Department of Justice sues Norfolk Southern over Ohio train derailment

Lawsuit reportedly seeks damages for alleged Clean Water Act violations following crash of train carrying hazardous materials

The Guardian - US

US sues railway company over Ohio derailment, contamination - Roll Call

The federal government filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over last month’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Roll Call

Railroad will use Ohio-based firms for derailment cleanup

Norfolk Southern has agreed to exclusively use Ohio-based businesses to clean up the site of a fiery train derailment last month in a small town near the Pennsylvania state line

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US environmental agency to conduct internal inquiry over Ohio train wreck

EPA’s response to the derailment has drawn intense criticism from East Palestine residents and public health experts

Tribune News Service

East Palestine wastewater won’t be processed at Baltimore facility following mayor’s rejection

The wastewater that was scheduled to arrive in Baltimore from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment will be processed elsewhere, treatment company Clean Harbors said Tuesday morning.

The Guardian - US

Train carrying hazardous materials derails in North Dakota

A Canada Pacific train derailed on Sunday night, affecting 31 of its 70 cars, and spilling petroleum used to make asphalt

Chicago Tribune

Moving hazardous chemicals by train is far safer than trucks, says top regulator who pushed merger and wants more freight moved by rail

Not even the toxic fireball over an Ohio derailment could shake Martin Oberman’s belief that railroads are a safer way to move hazardous chemicals, and most other freight, than long-haul trucks.

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The EPA waited weeks to test for dioxins after East Palestine derailment. Residents and advocates now demand more transparency

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Linda and Russell Murphy left an open house at East Palestine High School on Thursday evening with more questions than answers.

The Independent UK

UP becomes second railroad to drop push for one-person crews

Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry's longstanding push to cut train crews down to one person as lawmakers and regulators increasingly focus on rail safety following last month's fiery derailment in Ohio

Reason

After the East Palestine Derailment, Congress Is Trying To Force Unrelated, Costly Regulations on Railroads

A bipartisan bill backed by J.D. Vance and Sherrod Brown would include a two-member crew mandate that unions have long sought—and that wouldn't have prevented the Ohio disaster.

The Guardian - US

Plan to test for dioxins near Ohio train derailment site is flawed, experts say

Test relies on visual inspection of ash to then check soil for toxins, which is ‘unlikely to give a complete picture’ of contamination

Tribune News Service

Safety board considering rail industry investigation

WASHINGTON — National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the federal investigative panel is considering Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer‘s request to probe safety regulations at all the major rail companies.

Roll Call

Safety board considering rail industry investigation - Roll Call

The National Transportation Safety Board is considering Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s pitch to probe safety rail industry safety.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sen. Duckworth joins bipartisan call for stronger rail safety measures

Senate Commerce Committee grills Norfolk Southern CEO on safety enhancements that can be implemented to prevent derailments like the one in East Palestine, Ohio.

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