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Norfolk Southern called incompetent as EPA takes over Ohio derailment cleanup

Biden administration and state officials on Tuesday cranked up the heat on Norfolk Southern Corp. for its handling of the fiery freight train derailment in Ohio, as federal authorities took control of cleanup operations and two state governors raised the specter of prosecutions in conjunction with the disaster.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

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

An explosion at an Ohio metal plant left 1 dead and 13 injured

The cause of the fatal explosion is still unclear. It scattered debris for hundreds of yards, damaged vehicles and caused a plume of smoke visible for miles.

WEKU · Feb 21, 2023

Norfolk Southern gave donation to Ohio governor one month before East Palestine disaster

The company has given a combined $98,000 to Ohio politicians, mostly Republicans

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

The EPA steps in to take over the East Palestine train derailment cleanup

Under the legal order, Norfolk Southern is responsible for the costs and cleanup of soil and water contaminated by the release of hazardous chemicals from its derailed train earlier this month.

WEKU · Feb 21, 2023

Watch EPA conference about Ohio trail derailment in East Palestine

The EPA held a press conference in East Palestine about the Ohio trail derailment.

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

EPA takes charge of cleanup in toxic Ohio train derailment

Federal environmental regulators have taken charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up site of Ohio train derailment

The order will require Norfolk Southern to clean up the crash site under a plan approved by the agency.

Axios · 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

Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals are more frequent and deadly in US

Less than two weeks after train cars filled with hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio and caught fire, a truck carrying nitric acid crashed on a major highway outside Tucson, Arizona, killing the driver and releasing toxic chemicals into the air.

The Conversation · Feb 21, 2023