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…
Norfolk Southern CEO Visits Site of Ohio Toxic Train Crash
February 18, 2023
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Orange County Residents Report ‘Unusual Odor’ and ‘Residue’ on Cars, Officials Say
February 18, 2023
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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…
Biden Administration Facing Criticism for Ohio Toxic Train Derailment Response
February 18, 2023
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Facing scrutiny from Republicans and Democrats for what critics are calling a slow response to the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, the Biden administration on Feb. 17 announced it would send more help to the eastern Ohio village after pleas from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. J.D.Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)…
Ohio Gov. DeWine Responds to JD Vance’s Video of Contaminated Creek Near Toxic Train Derailment
February 18, 2023
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Standing at Leslie Run Creek in East Palestine, the Ohio village that is dealing with the aftermath of a toxic train derailment on Feb. 3, Sen. J.D. Vance (R–Ohio) released a video that showed him taking a stick and scraping the bottom of the shallow creek. Rainbow-colored substances rose to the surface. “There are dead…
FEMA Will Dispatch Team to Ohio Town Dealing With Aftermath of Toxic Train Derailment
February 18, 2023
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A day after alerting Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine that the Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine does not qualify for an emergency declaration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it will send a team to the eastern Ohio village dealing with the disaster’s aftermath. In a joint statement on…
White House Defends Ohio Train Derailment Response
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio that caused a fire and sent a cloud of smoke over the town, saying it was sending more federal resources. The White House said the Health and Human Services Department and Centers…
Top Biden Official Admits It’s ‘Hard’ to ‘Trust the Government’ After Toxic Train Derailment
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday acknowledged there’s a “lack of trust” in the Biden administration as he visited the site of an Ohio train derailment where toxic chemicals were spilled or burned off and where residents fear for the safety of their air and drinking water. EPA Administrator Michael…
Major US City Closing Down Ohio River Intake After Train Derailment
The City of Cincinnati announced on Friday that it will shut down its Ohio River intake to prevent any possible contamination from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment earlier this month. The city, in a statement, said that it and the Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) are monitoring the Ohio River, one of the largest rivers…
EPA Chief: Norfolk Southern Will ‘Absolutely’ Be Held Accountable for Ohio Chemical Spill
February 17, 2023
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Nearly two weeks after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, leaked hazardous chemicals into the surrounding city, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan promised residents that the railway company would “absolutely” be held accountable. “Let me be clear: EPA will exercise our oversight and our enforcement authority under the…
‘Disgusting’: Ohio Senator Finds ‘Chemicals’ In East Palestine Water
A video of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) placing a stick in a creek in East Palestine, Ohio, causing what appears to be synthetic chemicals to rise to the surface drew widespread attention. Earlier this month, a train that was carrying hazardous chemicals, including vinyl chloride, derailed in East Palestine. Officials confirmed later that a controlled release…
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