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Site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio

Nation Sep 25

Judge approves $600 million settlement for Ohio residents near 2023 train derailment

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Nation Jun 25

A drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
Norfolk Southern botched call to blow open vinyl chloride tanks after Ohio train derailment, NTSB reports

The NTSB says Norfolk Southern botched the decision to blow open five vinyl chloride tank cars after the disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher, Patrick Orsagos, Associated Press

Economy May 23

A drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
Norfolk Southern will pay modest $15 million fine as part of a federal settlement over Ohio train derailment

Residents were generally underwhelmed by the deal the Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department announced Thursday, two days after a federal judge signed off on the railroad's $600 million class action settlement with residents.

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Economy Apr 02

Deadline for railroads to reach tentative deals with unions
Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making

The Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule two years in the making on Tuesday. It comes amid an intense focus on railroad safety following a fiery February 2023 derailment in Ohio.

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Economy Mar 07

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 23, 2023. Photo by Alan Freed/Reuters
Norfolk Southern alone should pay for cleanup of eastern Ohio train derailment, judge says

The decision that was issued Wednesday threw out the railroad's claim that the companies that made the chemicals that spilled during the derailment and those that owned the rail cars involved should share the cost of the cleanup.

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Feb 02

A year after a train derailment in Ohio spilled hazardous chemicals, health fears persist for East Palestine

By Josh Funk, Patrick Orsagos, Associated Press

Daily life largely returned to normal for the nearly 5,000 residents of East Palestine, Ohio, months after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and spilled a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that caught fire a year ago. But residents' worries and fears…

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Sep 21

Biden says Norfolk Southern must be held accountable for Ohio train derailment but won’t declare disaster

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster.

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Aug 11

EPA eyes formal evaluation of toxic chemical that burned after Ohio train derailment

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Biden administration could soon launch a formal evaluation of vinyl chloride, the chemical that burned following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Aug 09

Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after Ohio train derailment

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Regulators say Norfolk Southern has made improvements since a fiery Ohio derailment but still falls well short of being the "gold standard for safety" it is striving to be. Instead, the railroad is too often only willing to meet minimum…

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Jun 22

Hearing examines key choices made in days after fiery Ohio train derailment

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Thursday's proceedings are focused on the emergency response to the derailment and the decision to release the toxic vinyl chloride from five tank cars and burn it to keep them from exploding.

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