Category: Ohio

Giant Eagle Pulls Some Water Bottled Near East Palestine After Train Derailment

Grocery chain Giant Eagle has removed some store-branded spring water off the shelves in repose to the train derailment earlier this month out of an abundance of caution. The Pittsburgh-based company said it stopped selling Giant Eagle-branded water sourced from a facility in Salineville, situated about 25 miles southwest of the derailment site, according to…


NTD Evening News (Feb. 23): Biden Admin Plans to Enter ‘Legally Binding’ WHO Pandemic Accord; Ohio Derailment ‘Preventable’: NTSB

The Biden administration is preparing to sign up the United States to a “legally binding” accord with the World Health Organization (WHO) that would give the Geneva-based United Nations health agency the authority to dictate America’s policies during a pandemic. Epoch Times business reporter Kevin Stocklin tells NTD’s Stefania Cox that the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness,…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (Feb. 23): Biden Admin Plans to Enter ‘Legally Binding’ WHO Pandemic Accord; Ohio Derailment ‘Preventable’: NTSB

The Biden administration is preparing to sign up the United States to a “legally binding” accord with the World Health Organization (WHO) that would give the Geneva-based United Nations health agency the authority to dictate America’s policies during a pandemic. Epoch Times business reporter Kevin Stocklin tells NTD’s Stefania Cox that the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness,…


LIVE NOW: NTD Business (Feb. 23): Train Derailment: NTSB Releases Prelim Report; Tesla To Make Global Engineering HQ In Calif.

The NTSB releasing their preliminary report on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio today, what did the report say? Elon Musk is not leaving California entirely. He has just announced Tesla will establish its global engineering headquarters in the state. Chipmaker Nvidia’s stock jumped today, it’s expected to be one of the biggest…


NTD Business (Feb. 23): Train Derailment: NTSB Releases Prelim Report; Tesla to Make Global Engineering HQ in California

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday. What did the report say? Elon Musk is not leaving California entirely. He has just announced Tesla will establish its global engineering headquarters in the state. Chipmaker Nvidia’s stock jumped Thursday. It’s expected to be one…


Overheated Wheel Bearing Caused ‘100 Percent Preventable’ Ohio Derailment: NTSB

An overheated wheel bearing is what caused the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio—an incident that was “100 percent preventable,” according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. “Every event we investigate is preventable,” Homendy noted at a Feb. 23, press conference in Washington….


Ohio Train Derailment ‘100 Percent Preventable’: NTSB

An overheated wheel bearing is what caused the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio—an incident that was “100 percent preventable,” according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. “Every event we investigate is preventable,” Homendy noted at a Feb. 23, press conference in Washington….


Buttigieg Vows to ‘Raise the Bar’ on Rail Safety in Visit to Ohio Derailment Site, Admits He Took Too Long to Respond

Nearly three weeks after a toxic train derailment upended life in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made his first visit to the community to meet with those affected on Thursday, Feb. 23, promising accountability and higher safety standards. Noting that the National Transportation Security Board released its preliminary findings on…


Toxic Wastewater From Ohio Train Derailment Now Going to Texas: Official

Toxic wastewater that was used to put out a fire after this month’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, will be sent to a Houston suburb for disposal, according to a top Harris County official. “I and my office heard today that ‘firefighting water’ from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment is slated to be…


Toxic Wastewater From Ohio Train Derailment to Be Sent to Texas: Official

Toxic wastewater that was used to put out a fire after this month’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, will be sent to a Houston suburb for disposal, according to a top official in Harris County, Texas. “I and my office heard today that ‘firefighting water’ from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment is slated…