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Ohio disaster & the runaway train lobby

Railroads have spent $285 million on lobbying and close to $50 million on Congressional donations over last decade

Salon

Suburban mayors urge feds to slow railroad merger after Ohio derailment

“I think every mayor thinks the same thing: ‘What happens if that happens in my town?’” Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Several Ohio State players named among 10 best 2023 returning players at their position

Several Buckeyes were listed among the top ten returning college football players for 2023 by PFF. Who got slighted in your opinion? #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Browns expected to target Bengals safety Jessie Bates after cutting John Johnson

Could Jessie Bates stay in Ohio?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mocking the police got an Ohio man arrested – and the Supreme Court ignored The Onion's plea to define the limits of parody

Can Americans be jailed for making fun of the government? Most would respond with a resounding “No, of course not! The First Amendment protects us from that.”

The Conversation

Expert assesses risk in East Palestine

Several cars that contained hazardous chemicals burned after the Feb. 3, 2023 derailment

Salon

Editorial: Railroad deregulation carries steep cost for cities like East Palestine

Three weeks after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which forced evacuations and widespread chemical contamination, the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern Railroad to conduct the cleanup and pay for the damages. Since the accident was Norfolk Southern’s fault, and it was solely responsible for the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Current Ohio State guards ranked by the 247Sports composite

Current Ohio State guards ranked by the 247Sports composite #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Railroads have just had too much power,’ Buttigieg says in Kansas City after Ohio train disaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s response.

Tribune News Service

Current Ohio State interior offensive linemen ranked by the 247Sports composite

Current Ohio State interior offensive linemen ranked by the 247Sports composite #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

Waste shipments resume from Ohio toxic train derailment

Federal officials say contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio have started moving out

The Independent UK

Alarm over toxic Ohio water — in Texas

Contaminated water used in East Palestine transported more than 1,300 miles to a Houston suburb for disposal

Salon

To protect the public from hazardous materials accidents, look to trucking before rail

Today, trucks carry the largest percentage of hazardous materials shipped in the U.S. Federal data shows hazmat trucking accidents represent more fatalities and property damage than train derailments.

Chicago Sun-Times

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?

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The Independent UK

Governor Mike Dewine ‘injured’ on East Palestine tour as calls mount for his resignation

Protesters chant ‘Mike must resign’ outside governor’s mansion

Tribune News Service

Biden orders door-to-door health surveys after rail disaster

President Joe Biden instructed federal agents responding to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to go door-to-door to conduct health surveys with impacted families, a White House official said Monday.

Salon

Donald Trump's false start

Does all this mean that Trump has finally smoothed out all his rough edges

The Guardian - US

Ohio toxic train derailment to face congressional scrutiny – as it happened

Democrats and Republicans in Senate and House have pledged to hold hearings on crash that has sparked major pollution fears

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Tribune News Service

Officials insist pollution from derailment not harming animals in Pa.

Despite testimony to the contrary, Pennsylvania officials say they have found no evidence that animals in Western Pennsylvania were harmed by the East Palestine train derailment.

The Guardian - US

‘Crafting an illusion’: US rail firms’ multimillion-dollar PR push

Norfolk Southern, the company behind the Ohio train crash, and other rail firms spent millions on marketing and lobbying

WEKU

Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment will resume

The news follows the Environmental Protection Agency order to pause shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine to allow additional oversight about where waste was shipped.

Tribune News Service

Michigan GOP leaders, residents demand answers on toxic waste from Ohio train

ROMULUS, Mich. — Republican leaders and residents are demanding answers on why hazardous materials were set to be transported from East Palestine, Ohio, to Michigan without public input or warning.

The Independent UK

Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment to resume

Federal environmental authorities say shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment will resume Monday to two Ohio sites

Tribune News Service

Norfolk Southern cleared by EPA to resume Ohio waste shipments

Norfolk Southern Corp. can resume shipments of hazardous waste this week from the site of its freight train derailment in Ohio, a U.S. official said Sunday.

Los Angeles Times

Weeks after rail disaster, Biden still has no plans to visit East Palestine

WASHINGTON — Republicans are continuing to criticize President Joe Biden for not visiting East Palestine, Ohio, where a train carrying toxic, cancer-causing chemicals derailed Feb. 3.

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