"Dozens Of Brands Come With A Side Of Dangerous Plastics, Report Finds"
"Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found."
Source: The Hill, 11/15/2024
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Pa. Will Monitor Private Wells Near The East Palestine Site For 10 Years
"A year and a half after a catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced plans to monitor private drinking water wells for Pennsylvania residents living within one mile of the accident site for the next decade."
Source: EHN, 09/03/2024
EPA Takes Next Step Toward Banning Vinyl Chloride
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed designating one of the toxic substances spilled by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a high-priority chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the next step to a full ban."
Source: The Hill, 07/25/2024
Railroad Erred In Burning Vinyl Chloride Cars In East Palestine: NTSB
"Norfolk Southern and its contractors botched the decision to blow open five vinyl chloride tank cars after last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and trackside detectors that might have prevented the crash failed to accurately detect the temperature of a burning wheel bearing 20 miles (32.19 kilometers) beforehand, according to the National Transportation Safety Board."
Source: AP, 06/26/2024
"East Palestine Derailment Chemicals Reached 16 States: Research"
"The chemical plume from the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, spread air pollutants to at least 16 states, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters."
Source: The Hill, 06/20/2024
Whistleblower Raps Mistakes In EPA Use Of Sensor Plane At Ohio Derailment
"The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly over eastern Ohio until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment there last year."
Source: AP, 05/15/2024
"Railroad Agrees To $600 Million Settlement For Fiery Ohio Derailment"
"Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement for a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio, but local residents worry the money won’t go very far because their potential health needs down the road may be tremendous."
Source: AP, 04/10/2024
Biden DOT Announces Requirement For 2-Person Crews On Freight Trains
"The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a final rule Tuesday increasing the minimum size for train crews to two people, a longtime ask for rail worker unions, which nearly led to a strike in 2022."
Source: The Hill, 04/02/2024
Accidents Involving Toxic Vinyl Chloride Are Commonplace, New Report Finds
"A year after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the study found vinyl chloride accidents have happened on average “once every five days since 2010.” An industry group says the chemical is safe and “makes modern life possible.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/27/2024
NewsNation Journalist Lambert Wins $80,000 Judgment Vs. Ohio City, County
"A city and county in Ohio have agreed to pay $112,000 to resolve NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert’s federal civil rights lawsuit, which stemmed from his unlawful arrest last year while covering a press conference about the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio."
Source: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 02/23/2024
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