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Finding the Secret Rail Hazmat Routes Near You [1]

Under federal rules, states can decide whether to divulge information about hazardous materials rolling along their railways — and mostly they don’t. Not knowing where and when hazmat trains are traveling or what’s on board creates anxiety and raises the risk for those who live near the tracks. TipSheet offers resources and step-by-step instructions for investigating railway hazmat threats to your community.

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Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Infrastructure [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [15]
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National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
International [18]
Canada [19]
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Public [20]

As Iditarod Mushers Rest, Warm Weather Is Melting Strategies And Plans [21]

"A drizzle fell Wednesday morning in Takotna, where more than a dozen Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race teams were bedded down for their 24-hour rests."

Climate Change [22]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [24]
Transportation [15]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [25]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [26], 03/10/2023

Norfolk Southern CEO Says He’s Sorry For Train Derailment Impact On Ohio [27]

"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.”"

Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Infrastructure [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [15]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [30], 03/10/2023

"Norfolk Southern CEO Bringing Apology, Aid To Senate Hearing" [31]

"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."

Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [15]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [32], 03/09/2023

NTSB Opens Special Probe Of Norfolk Southern Safety Practices And Culture [33]

"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."

Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [7]
Infrastructure [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [15]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [34], 03/08/2023

Norfolk Southern To Pay For Temporary Relocation During Soil Cleanup [35]

"Norfolk Southern Railway will pay for temporary relocation for people who live within a mile of the site of a train derailment that spilled hazardous chemicals, amid ongoing cleanup efforts."

Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [15]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [36], 03/07/2023

"Colorado Lawmakers Seek Suspension Of Utah Oil Train Project" [37]

"U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado on Monday wrote a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to formally suspend federal authorization of a Utah rail project that will send up to five, two-mile-long oil trains a day along the Colorado River, under the Continental Divide at Winter Park, and through downtown Denver."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Forests [38]
Infrastructure [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [15]
Public [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Source: Colorado Newsline [40], 03/07/2023

‘15-Minute City’ Planning Is On The Rise, Experts Say. Here's What To Know [41]

"For many, living in a city means facing tedious traffic, packed subways and imposing buildings amid the sprawl. But the increasingly popular urban planning concept known as the “15-minute city” has revived the abiding idea that they should operate at human scale, envisioning a city where every resident can reach essential resources by foot, bicycle or public transport within a quarter of an hour."

Climate Change [22]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Politics [29]
Infrastructure [10]
Planning & Growth [43]
Transportation [15]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [18]
Source: Washington Post [44], 03/06/2023

"‘Silicon Valley of Lithium’: Nevada Mine Breaks Ground" [45]

"What could become the nation’s largest lithium mine broke ground in Nevada this [last] week, positioning the political swing state as a likely leader in pumping out battery minerals critical for making electric vehicles and meeting President Joe Biden’s climate goals."

Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [23]
Transportation [15]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Source: E&E News [46], 03/06/2023

"Did Dioxins Spread After The Ohio Train Derailment?" [47]

"On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered rail operator Norfolk Southern to begin testing for dioxins."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [7]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [15]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Source: AP [48], 03/03/2023

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