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CEO Alan Shaw told a small gaggle of local media reporters in East Palestine that the company is safer than it has ever been, that it’s fulfilled all of the commitments it has made so far and that it’s continuing to work to bring the village of East Palestine back to life.
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While national legislation slowly works its way through Congress, railroads, experts, politicians and unions disagree on what’s necessary to make things safer.
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The Norfolk Southern train derailment exposed a lack of training for budget-strapped volunteer fire departments. Some want railroads to do more to help.
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The East Palestine train derailment increased mental health problems for those living nearby. State, local and grassroots organizations have responded.
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Nearly a year after the Norfolk Southern train derailment, contaminated soil and sediment is still being trucked to sites in Ohio and as far away as Colorado for treatment and disposal.
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The EPA said it will study vinyl chloride to determine whether it poses an “unreasonable risk to human health or the environment.″
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After the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment, Norfolk Southern accelerated development of the inspection portal and put the first one in Leetonia, near East Palestine.
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After February's freight train derailment and chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, Democrats and Republicans — including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley — joined to push for the Railway Safety Act of 2023. But the legislation is likely dead, says one industry expert who calls it "a political stunt."
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Norfolk Southern to end relocation aid right after one-year anniversary of its fiery Ohio derailmentThe railroad is offering to pay to clean the homes of anyone who hasn’t returned home yet as long as they didn’t already take advantage of a similar program.
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Norfolk Southern cleared more than 165 million tons of contaminated soil and over 39 million gallons of liquid waste from the derailment site.