In October, months before the East Palestine derailment, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail miles later in Sandusky, Ohio. — Read on http://www.propublica.org/article/norfolk-southern-policy-safety-alerts-east-palestine-derailment
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A Norfolk Southern Contractor Is Testing East Palestine Homes — ProPublica
Last month, Brenda Foster stood on the railroad tracks at the edge of her yard in East Palestine, Ohio, and watched a smoky inferno billow from the wreckage of a derailed train. The chemicals it was carrying — and the fire that consumed them — were so toxic that the entire area had to evacuate. … Continue reading A Norfolk Southern Contractor Is Testing East Palestine Homes — ProPublica
East Palestine: The Forgotten Rail Workers
The trains must go through! As you might imagine, there was quite a mess to clean up in order to get the rail line running again through East …East Palestine: The Forgotten Rail Workers
Not Just An Accident – by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
The East Palestine, Ohio, derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous materials has become headline news because of a potent mixture of health, politics, and the health of our politics. But might something good come from it? We need to find out everything that happened. And that starts with an investigation into the practices and … Continue reading Not Just An Accident – by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
Chemical Health Risks from the Ohio Train Accident–What We Know So Far – Scientific American
About two weeks after a train carrying toxic and combustible materials derailed just outside a small town near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and filled the skies with black smoke, questions abound over the health and environmental impacts of the disaster. The February 3 derailment of the train, operated by Norfolk Southern, near East Palestine, Ohio, sparked … Continue reading Chemical Health Risks from the Ohio Train Accident–What We Know So Far – Scientific American
Worried Residents Near Ohio Train Derailment Report Dead Fish and Chickens as Authorities Say it’s Safe to Return. – Residents Around East Palestine Fear They, Their Animals, and Water Sources Were Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals. TrainDerailment #ChemicalSpill #EPA #CommunitySafety
https://youtu.be/ry-jgGFRVCA By Aria Bendix and David K. Li For days, authorities have been telling residents of the area around East Palestine, Ohio, that it is safe to return home after a 150-car train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed Feb. 3. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the chemical spill resulting from the derailment had killed … Continue reading Worried Residents Near Ohio Train Derailment Report Dead Fish and Chickens as Authorities Say it’s Safe to Return. – Residents Around East Palestine Fear They, Their Animals, and Water Sources Were Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals. TrainDerailment #ChemicalSpill #EPA #CommunitySafety
There were more toxic chemicals on train that derailed in Ohio than originally reported, data shows – ABC News
There were more toxic chemicals aboard the train that derailed in Ohio than originally reported, new data shows. State health officials were initially concerned about the presence of vinyl chloride, a highly volatile colorless gas produced for commercial uses, which spilled after about 50 cars on a Norfolk Southern Railroad train derailed in East Palestine, … Continue reading There were more toxic chemicals on train that derailed in Ohio than originally reported, data shows – ABC News
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