Josh Funk | Associated Press
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The EPA's internal watchdog will investigate why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment last year.
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National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy says Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the investigation into the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and shape its conclusions about what the agency called a flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside.
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A new federal rule finalized Monday aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment so they can respond appropriately.
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A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic.
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The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday that it had decided that most of the more than $21 million people who live near East Palestine, Ohio, received to help them pay for temporary housing or replace their belongings aren’t taxable.
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Norfolk Southern will pay modest $15 million fine as part of federal settlement over Ohio derailmentResidents who had to evacuate their homes after the derailment were generally underwhelmed by the deal, which doesn’t include any criminal charges.
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Despite the sign off, many people who live near East Palestine are still wondering how much they will end up with out of the deal.
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The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that the EPA brags is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly in eastern Ohio until four days after last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment
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The activist investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern are picking up key support. But the railroad's CEO promised Monday to fight the takeover attempt because he believes his strategy is the best in the long run.
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The company said Tuesday that the agreement, if approved by the court, will resolve all class action claims within a 20-mile radius from the derailment and, for those residents who choose to participate, personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius from the derailment.