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Pollution From Epic Ohio Train Wreck Put 110 Million Americans at Risk

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 09:35

On February 3, 2023, a freight train owned by Norfolk Southern carrying thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio. For days, flames engulfed the rail cars, which contained highly hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride and butyl acrylate, used in the production of…

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A Year After the Toxic Train Derailment, Is East Palestine Safe?

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 09:41

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DOJ sues Norfolk Southern, calling for fines of $120K per day of Clean Water Act violations tied to East Palestine derailment

Sat, 04/01/2023 - 10:44

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A dark plume of smoke rises from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that leaked toxic chemicals. — A dark plume of smoke rises from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that leaked toxic chemicals last month.
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Norfolk Southern has erased $5 billion in market value since the Ohio train derailment spilled toxic chemicals into East Palestine

Fri, 02/17/2023 - 11:35