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Norfolk Southern Engineer's Safety Warning Was Unheeded Before Ohio Derailment, NTSB Says
Norfolk Southern supervisors didn’t heed a warning about the length of a train that would eventually derail in Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals, the NTSB said.
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Senate Committee Approves Rail-Safety Bill After Ohio Train Derailment
The bill has been the subject of bipartisan negotiations that resulted in changes to the original version introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.
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CDC Investigators Were Reportedly Sickened While Studying Health Impact of Ohio Train Derailment
A team of government investigators reportedly fell ill after conducting house-to-house research in the wake of a Feb. 3 train derailment in Ohio.
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Justice Department Sues Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment in Ohio
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.
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EPA Warns States Against Blocking Waste From Ohio Train Derailment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered states to stop blocking contaminated waste from a fiery train derailment in Ohio from being sent to hazardous waste storage sites around the nation.
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Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment
Ohio has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month.
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Norfolk Southern CEO to Apologize to Congress for Ohio Train Derailment
The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is preparing to tell a Senate committee he is “deeply sorry” for the fiery derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
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NTSB Opens Probe Into Norfolk Southern Safety Practices After 5 Recent Incidents
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened a special investigation into Norfolk Southern after recent derailments in Ohio.
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Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in Ohio Poses No Public Health Risk, Officials Say
Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a company train in the state in a month.
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Norfolk Southern Train Derails in Ohio, Residents Asked to Shelter in Place as a Precaution
Residents living in a southwestern Ohio community have been asked to shelter in place “out of an abundance of caution” after a train derailed Saturday.
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‘The Future of This City is Bright': EPA Administrator Pledges Continued Support
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan pledged to continue support for East Palestine, Ohio, following a train derailment and toxic spill there.
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EPA Pauses Shipment of Contaminated Waste From Ohio Derailment Site to Texas
Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio involving hazardous materials.
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NTSB Preliminary Report on Train Derailment ‘This Was 100 Percent Preventable'
Federal investigators have released their preliminary report on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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NTSB's Preliminary Report Says Ohio Train Axle Overheated Just Before Derailment
Preliminary findings from the National Transportation Safety Board show that one of the train’s wheel bearing recorded a temperature of 253 degrees Fahrenheit above ambient