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Train derailment
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More and more derailments are happening because of ‘monster trains’ 2 to 3 miles long that unions have been warning about for years

By Dan Schwartz, Topher Sanders and ProPublica
April 7, 2023
Alan Shaw
Environment

Norfolk Southern CEO now supports efforts to enhance ‘safety of the freight rail industry’ but he doesn’t totally support the current bill

By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press
March 21, 2023
Sherry Bable
Environment

‘I’m even afraid to cut that grass, because what’s still left in the soil?’ East Palestinians still terrified of their town after toxic train crash

By John Flesher and The Associated Press
March 12, 2023
Train derailment
Environment

The railroad industry’s plan to fix derailments: Sensors that work

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
March 8, 2023
After fiery crash, conductor’s death, other derailments feds open special probe into Norfolk Southern
Environment

After fiery crash, conductor’s death, other derailments feds open special probe into Norfolk Southern

By Josh Funk, John Seewer and The Associated Press
March 7, 2023
East Palestine residents
Environment

‘It’s not safe here’: Terrified Ohioans beg Norfolk Southern to pay for relocation because they’re afraid of their homes

By Josh Funk, John Seewer and The Associated Press
March 3, 2023
The unique free rein U.S. rail companies enjoy has led to disastrous accidents. Now they’re preparing to ship even more hazardous materials through our communities
Commentary

The unique free rein U.S. rail companies enjoy has led to disastrous accidents. Now they’re preparing to ship even more hazardous materials through our communities

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March 3, 2023
Sherrod Brown
Politics

Toxic crash prompts Ohio senators to cross party lines with bill to ‘finally hold big railroad companies accountable’

By Julie Carr Smyth, Josh Funk and The Associated Press
March 1, 2023
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Environment

The Ohio train crash is such a mess Biden ordered federal agencies to check on families door-to-door in East Palestine

By Matthew Daly, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated Press
February 25, 2023
‘We all knew it was going to happen’: Railroad workers and unions say years of cost-cutting and safety pushback created the Ohio train disaster
Finance

‘We all knew it was going to happen’: Railroad workers and unions say years of cost-cutting and safety pushback created the Ohio train disaster

By
February 25, 2023
Michael Regan
Environment

‘Let me be clear: Norfolk Southern will pay’: EPA arrives in Ohio for the big toxic clean-up

By John Seewer, Michael Rubinkam and The Associated Press
February 21, 2023
Pete Buttigieg
Politics

Buttigieg blames Congress for railroad safety issues: ‘Untie our hands here’

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
February 21, 2023
East Palestine town hall
Environment

As a mushroom cloud hovers over east Ohio, train crash victims tear into EPA over toxic spill at packed town hall

By Patrick Orsagos and The Associated Press
February 16, 2023
East Palestine Ohio
Environment

Norfolk Southern dodges furious Ohio residents over fiery, toxic train crash: ‘Why are they being hush-hush?’

By Patrick Orsagos and The Associated Press
February 16, 2023
Ohio train crash
Environment

‘They’re understandably concerned’: The fiery Ohio train crash has been mismanaged, says an engineer who studies chemical disasters

By Andrew J. Whelton and The Conversation
February 15, 2023

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