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The Latest Breaking News from East Palestine

‘We’re all very afraid’: Their town is shrouded in toxic chemicals — but the people of East Palestine still can’t get answers

Graig Graziosi reports from East Palestine as residents gather at a town meeting - only to leave with more questions than answers on their fears of catastrophic chemicals

The Independent UK

Ohio train derailment ‘predicted’ by 2022 Netflix movie

Back on 3 February, a freight train derailed in the Ohio town of East Palestine, with 20 of the cars carrying hazardous materials

The Independent UK

Upset Ohio town residents seek answers over train derailment

Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a school gym to seek answers about whether they are safe from toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off

The Independent UK

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The major public health disaster in Ohio

Despite reassurances from public officials, concerns linger about a train derailment that released toxic chemicals

Salon

Water in East Palestine safe to drink following train derailment, Ohio governor says

The derailment of the train, which carried hazardous materials, raised concerns about water contamination from spilled materials.

Axios

How dangerous was the Ohio chemical train derailment? An environmental engineer assesses the long-term risks

Headaches and lingering chemical smells from a fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, have left residents worried about their air and water – and misinformation on social media hasn’t helped.

The Conversation

How many train derailments have there been in the US in 2023?

Frequent train derailments under scrutiny after an ecological disaster struck East Palestine, Ohio

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What do we know about the Ohio train derailment and toxic chemical leak?

At least five hazardous chemicals released in East Palestine train crash, as residents fear long-term effects

The Guardian - US

Ohio train disaster follows deregulation

The East Palestine derailment is the "latest in a long string of corporate malfeasance"

Salon

Ohio derailment aftermath: How worried should people be?

Plumes of smoke, questions about dead animals, worries about the drinking water

The Independent UK

China calls Ohio train crash OhioChernobyl as it mocks US for caring too much about spy balloon

Chemicals from the train derailment have been detected in the Ohio River

The Independent UK

Ohio train derailment: The catastrophic chemical spill the US isn’t talking about

Chemical spill from a train derailment has led to a potential environmental disaster – and the silence from top US officials is deafening.

The New Daily

Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment

Air monitoring continues in East Palestine after the crews released a number of toxic chemicals in what officials called a "controlled explosion" last week.

WEKU

What we know about the Ohio train derailment

The 150-car Norfolk Southern freight train was pulling at least five tanker cars containing vinyl chloride, a colorless but hazardous gas.

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Daily Mirror

Toxic town 'basically nuked' where animals are now dying after train derailment

A hazardous materials specialist urged all residents of East Palestine, Ohio, US, to have a health check-up after the train derailment on February 3 that caused toxic contamination

Investors Business Daily

Norfolk Southern Stock Slips Amid Ohio Chemical Spill Disaster, Growing Health Concerns and Lawsuits

Norfolk Southern stock dropped Tuesday as health concerns and lawsuits mount after a NSC train derailed in East Palestine.

The Guardian - US

Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly train derailments

The next derailment ‘could be cataclysmic’ if action isn’t taken after the incident near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, says expert

WEKU

Residents can return home after crews burned chemicals in derailed tanker cars

Around-the-clock air monitoring has shown normal, un-concerning levels days after the controlled burn, according to the EPA.

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The Independent UK

Residents can return after air deemed safe from derailment

Evacuated residents can safely return to the Ohio village where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed five days ago near the Pennsylvania state line, East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick said Wednesday

Salon

Ohio derailment disaster "cover-up"

The "employers are the voice of the cover-up," says Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen

Al Jazeera

US authorities enforce evacuations after train derails in Ohio

Derailment threatens release of toxic gas and explosion that could launch shrapnel in Ohio town, officials say.

WEKU

Ohio crews conduct a 'controlled release' of toxic chemicals from derailed train cars

Crews released and burned hazardous chemicals that were in train cars in danger of exploding. About 50 train cars derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Ohio train derails with fear growing hazardous materials it is carrying will explode

The National Guard have been called in to help evacuate everyone within a mile radius after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed East Palestine, Ohio, US

WEKU

Officials urge evacuation near the Ohio train derailment, fearing an explosion

Officials watching the wreckage of a derailed train in Ohio warned nearby residents to evacuate Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of an explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Cargo Train Derails, Causing Huge Fire and Leaking Hazardous Gas

A cargo train derailed in the midwestern United States, sparking a massive fire and triggering the release of small amounts of vinyl chloride, a hazardous chemical, officials said Saturday. No injuries or fatalities were reported after around 50 cars of the 140-car train came off the tracks late Friday near…

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