Chemicals

Company Testing Air in East Palestine Homes Was Hired by Norfolk Southern

"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."

Source: ProPublica, 03/13/2023

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Norfolk Southern CEO Says He’s Sorry For Train Derailment Impact On Ohio

"The chief executive of a railroad company that operated a train that derailed and caused a release of toxic chemicals in February told the Senate on Thursday that he is “deeply sorry” for the impact on East Palestine, Ohio, and he is personally committed to “make this right.”"

Source: Washington Post, 03/10/2023

"Norfolk Southern CEO Bringing Apology, Aid To Senate Hearing"

"The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is coming to a Senate hearing with an apology and a commitment to send millions of dollars to the village on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border disrupted by a fiery derailment as senators investigate railway safety and the Biden administration’s response to the disaster."

Source: AP, 03/09/2023

NTSB Opens Special Probe Of Norfolk Southern Safety Practices And Culture

"Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month and several other accidents involving Norfolk Southern, including the death of a train conductor Tuesday."

Source: AP, 03/08/2023

"EPA Mandates States Report On Cyber Threats To Water Systems"

"The Biden administration on Friday said it would require states to report on cybersecurity threats in their audits of public water systems, a day after it released a broader plan to protect critical infrastructure against cyberattacks."

Source: AP, 03/06/2023

Plan To Incinerate Soil From Ohio Derailment Is ‘Horrifying’ - Expert

"Contaminated soil from the site around the East Palestine train wreck in Ohio is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears that the chemicals being removed from the ground will be redistributed across the region."

Source: Guardian, 03/06/2023

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