The East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: Transporting Chemicals & the Environment

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The East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: Transporting Chemicals & the Environment
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On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio starting a fire which spewed toxic fumes into the air, driving surrounding residents out of their homes. Since then, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued ...  Show more

How a Derailed Train Galvanized an Ohio Town, and Congress
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On Feb. 3, a nearly two-mile long freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, a town of about 4,700 people.

The railroad company and local officials decided to do a chemical burn to neutralize the cargo, but as a giant plume of black sm ...

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How EPA Plans To Keep East Palestine Residents Safe After Derailment
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The Environmental Protection Agency says tests have not shown any contamination of air or drinking water linked to the train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio. But residents in the area still have safety concerns. NPR's Ari Shapiro asks EPA Administrator Michael Regan about th ...  Show more

East Palestine, 100 Days Later (w/ Ashley McCollum, Kayla Miller, & Christina Siceloff)
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It's been over 100 days since the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying over 100,000 gallons of toxic materials occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb 3. Since then, residents of East Palestine and the surrounding area in Ohio and Pennsylvania have had ...

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