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"EPA To Take Control Of Ohio Derailment Response"

"The Environmental Protection Agency will take control of the response to the Ohio train derailment and order rail company Norfolk Southern to clean up the contamination, the agency said Tuesday, the Biden administration’s strongest response yet to the disaster."

Source: Washington Post, 02/22/2023

"Before Ohio Derailment, Norfolk Southern Lobbied Against Safety Rules"

"The Trump administration abandoned rail safety rules that were pursued during the Obama era. The Biden administration is trying to revive some of them."

Source: Washington Post, 02/20/2023

Hazmat Highway Routes Key to Keeping Public Safe

In the wake of the train derailment and toxic spill in Ohio, now is a good time for environmental journalists to be ready for the next such accident. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers up a data source for another transportation risk — hazardous materials transported via highway. Plus, why rail hazmat data can be trickier to access.

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"Great Lakes Ice Cover Plummets To Record Mid-February Low"

"In the midst of an unusually warm winter across much of the northern United States and southern Canada, the Great Lakes now have the least ice cover on record for the middle of February, which is typically when the ice begins to reach its maximum extent for the season."

Source: Washington Post, 02/17/2023

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