Tag: Norfolk Southern

‘It Is a Miracle’ No Lives Were Lost in Ohio Derailment: Rep. Bill Johnson

Divine intervention is what prevented any loss of life from the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, according to Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). “I mean, it is a miracle,” Johnson told NTD News, The Epoch Times’ sister outlet, on Monday, Feb. 20. “It is absolutely by the grace of…


Norfolk Southern CEO Says He Would Return to East Palestine if He Lived There

If his family had a house in the eastern Ohio village where a Norfolk Southern Railway train derailed, sending toxic chemicals into the air and ground, the rail company’s CEO said he would return home. When asked by a reporter during a TV interview on Feb. 21 if he’d bring his children back to East…


EPA Administrator to Return to Ohio’s Toxic Train Crash Site on Feb. 21

Less than a week after visiting East Palestine, where he told reporters that “we’re trusting the science” and that he would let his children drink the water there if testing showed it was safe, EPA administrator Michael S. Regan is returning to the eastern Ohio village that continues to recover from the aftermath of a…


Ohio Agency Opening Clinic Amid Growing Health Concerns After Train Derailment

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed it is launching a clinic in East Palestine this week to deal with mounting health concerns expressed by locals after a train derailment triggered the controlled release and burn of toxic chemicals earlier this month. In a news release, the agency said it will be opening the clinic on…


Ohio Agency Opening Health Clinic Amid Growing Concerns After Train Derailment

The Ohio Department of Health confirmed that it’s opening a clinic in East Palestine, Ohio, this week to deal with mounting health concerns expressed by locals after the derailment of a train earlier this month that was transporting toxic chemicals. In a statement, the agency said it will open the clinic on Feb. 21 in…


Norfolk Southern CEO Visits Site of Ohio Toxic Train Crash

Vowing that “our company will be working tirelessly every day to get East Palestine back on its feet as soon as possible,” Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw visited the eastern Ohio village where his company’s train derailed on Feb. 3, sending toxic chemicals into the air and onto the ground. “I am here to support…


Orange County Residents Report ‘Unusual Odor’ and ‘Residue’ on Cars, Officials Say

Orange County health officials are investigating after residents in the region about 70 miles north of New York City reported an unusual odor in the air and residue on their cars, according to local officials. Officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Orange County Fire Services Haz-Mat team visited the…


Norfolk Southern Railway Dodges East Palestine Town Hall Meeting in Aftermath of Train Derailment

Seeking answers about the derailment and chemical spill of a Norfolk Southern Railway train in their village on Feb. 3, East Palestine residents gathered at a town hall meeting on Feb. 16. Some agencies—including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio EPA—were there. Norfolk Southern chose to dodge the meeting, leaving many residents frustrated….


Rail Firm Dodges Ohio Derailment Town Hall Meeting

Seeking answers about the derailment and chemical spill of a Norfolk Southern Railway train in their village on Feb. 3, East Palestine residents gathered at a town hall meeting on Feb. 15. Some agencies—including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio EPA—were there. Norfolk Southern chose to dodge the meeting, leaving many residents frustrated….


Ohio Gov: No FEMA Assistance for East Palestine Residents in Wake of Toxic Train Derailment

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, impacted by the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailment that caused lingering fires and spilled toxic chemicals will not receive assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)—at least for now—according to Gov. Mike DeWine. Almost two weeks after a Norfolk Southern Railway train derailed in this village…