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An appeal delays the $600 million class action settlement payments in the fiery East Palestine derailment
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal of a federal judge’s decision last week to approve the $600… Read More
A judge has approved the $600 million settlement for residents near the fiery East Palestine derailment
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles of… Read More
EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year’s East Palestine train derailment
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since a Norfolk Southern train derailed and officials released and burned chemicals that spewed a toxic cloud… Read More
Norfolk Southern fires CEO Alan Shaw for an inappropriate relationship with an employee
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ATLANTA (AP) — Norfolk Southern said Wednesday it has fired CEO Alan Shaw for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. His ouster comes after two difficult years in the top job and… Read More
Fewer than 400 households reject $600 million East Palestine train derailment settlement
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement despite residents’ reservations about whether the deal… Read More
Norfolk Southern railroad says its CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for alleged ethical lapses
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ATLANTA (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical lapses, the railroad confirmed Monday. A spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based railroad that is one of North America’s… Read More
A rail worker’s death in an Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trains
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WALBRIDGE, Ohio (AP) — The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote control trains in a railyard last year sees a simple solution to… Read More
EPA watchdog investigating delays in how the agency used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment
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The EPA’s Inspector General is investigating why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous… Read More
Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains
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Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances, saying the mandate is arbitrary, capricious and an… Read More
Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for the details of a $600 million derailment settlement
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio want residents to talk… Read More
Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in a settlement related to the East Palestine train derailment
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio…. Read More
EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after the fiery East Palestine derailment
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical… Read More
The NTSB testifies that train cars didn’t need to be blown open to release chemicals after the derailment in East Palestine
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a freight train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn’t justified,… Read More
The NTSB will release a cause for the fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine at its June hearing
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators say they will determine the cause of last year’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio at a hearing in East Palestine this June. The… Read More
Railroads say they’re making safety changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The changes railroads announced after last year’s fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio, haven’t yet made a major difference, statistics show, and reforms have stalled in… Read More
Norfolk Southern will end relocation aid right after the one-year anniversary of its fiery Ohio derailment
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern railroad plans to stop paying relocation aid to people displaced by last February’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio right after the one-year anniversary of the crash…. Read More
Bird flu still taking toll on industry as 1.35 million chickens are being killed on an Ohio egg farm
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(Associated Press) — More than 1.3 million chickens are being slaughtered on an Ohio egg farm as the bird flu continues to take a toll on the industry. The U.S…. Read More
An Ohio business owner sues Norfolk Southern for the February derailment that closed his companies
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A business owner with companies near where a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire in February has sued the railroad for $500 million,… Read More
Biden says Norfolk Southern must be held accountable for East Palestine derailment but won’t declare a disaster
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee the recovery in East Palestine, but he… Read More
Norfolk Southern announces the details of a plan to pay for lost home values after East Palestine derailment
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Norfolk Southern announced new details Monday about its plan to compensate East Palestine residents for lost home values since the fiery derailment disrupted life in the eastern Ohio town… Read More
Norfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings, but it’s… Read More
Norfolk Southern says the cost of a fiery Ohio derailment doubles to $803 million as cleanup continues
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The costs associated with the Norfolk Southern fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the… Read More
Federal regulators promise a safety review at all the major freight railroads
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Federal Railroad Administration recently completed a review of Norfolk Southern’s safety culture in the wake of the February’s fiery derailment in Ohio, and officials plan to follow… Read More
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urges safety changes after the fiery East Palestine derailment
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation’s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules in the wake of… Read More