Residents and officials are still trying to revitalize East Palestine nearly three years after a derailment and chemical burn.
Category: East Palestine (Ohio)
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Norfolk Southern Fires C.E.O. Alan Shaw After Ethics Investigation
The railroad company’s board said it dismissed Alan Shaw and an executive he had a consensual relationship with.
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Safety Agency Faults Norfolk Southern for ‘Vent and Burn’ After 2023 Derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board said the decision to release and incinerate toxic chemicals in the wake of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was misguided.
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Norfolk Southern to Pay $310 Million Settlement Over Ohio Train Derailment
The railroad company reached an agreement with the federal government to settle claims and costs from the 2023 derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in the Ohio town.
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Norfolk Southern Settles Derailment Suit for $600 Million
The railroad company will pay residents and businesses in East Palestine, Ohio, and the surrounding area after a derailment last year.
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U.S. Finalizes Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Freight Trains
The regulation ensures that the nation’s largest freight railroads will not be able to reduce the number of workers aboard their trains from today’s status quo.
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Freight Railroads Seek Changes to Federal Safety Program Before Joining It
After the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the nation’s major freight railroads agreed to join a federal program for workers to report safety issues. But first, they want it to be overhauled.
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Supreme Court Allows Unusual Pennsylvania Law on Corporate Suits
A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state.
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The Ohio Train Derailment: A Timeline
The New York Times – Business:The Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals set off an emergency response as residents worried about long-term health effects.
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Weeks After Ohio Train Derailment, Health Concerns Mount
The New York Times – Business:In a tight-knit town already skeptical of the government, the lack of concrete information, and the open-ended nature of the crisis, undergird anxiety.
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N.T.S.B. Will Investigate Norfolk Southern’s Safety Practices
The New York Times – Business:The agency said it was opening a special inquiry because the railway has had several significant accidents since late 2021.