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The NTSB testifies that train cars didn’t need to be blown open to release chemicals after the derailment in East Palestine
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
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
Biden will visit East Palestine a year after the community was devastated by a train derailment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit East Palestine, the eastern Ohio community that was devastated by a fiery train derailment in February 2023 that displaced thousands of residents… Read More
An Ohio business owner sues Norfolk Southern for the February derailment that closed his companies
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
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