House Republicans are launching a probe of U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s response to the Feb. 3 derailment of a freight train that resulted in toxic chemicals being released into the air, water, and soil in Ohio. In a letter to Buttigieg, 21 GOP lawmakers from the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability expressed concerns…
House Panel Probes ‘Slow Pace’ of Biden Admin’s Response to Ohio Train Derailment
LIVE NOW: Environmental Advocate Erin Brockovich Holds a Town Hall in East Palestine, Ohio
Erin Brockovich, an environmental activist and the subject of a Hollywood movie portrayed by Julia Roberts, holds a town hall at 6:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 24 in East Palestine after the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment, which involved toxic chemicals subsequently burnt. The train wreck caused health, safety, and environmental concerns among the…
Environmental Advocate Erin Brockovich Holds a Town Hall in East Palestine, Ohio
Erin Brockovich, an environmental activist and the subject of a Hollywood movie portrayed by Julia Roberts, holds a town hall at 6:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 24 in East Palestine after the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment, which involved toxic chemicals subsequently burnt. The train wreck caused health, safety, and environmental concerns among the…
East Palestine Residents Could See Long-Term Health Concerns From Toxic Chemicals: Researchers
Weeks after the train derailment carrying hazardous chemicals in Ohio, an analysis shows that residents could be subject to a range of long-term health complications after finding nine air pollutants at higher-than-normal levels. Researchers at Texas A&M and Carnegie Mellon wrote on Friday that nine out of about 50 chemicals that the Environmental Protection Agency said…
Capitol Report: Judiciary Committee Hearing at US-Mexico Border; Buttigieg Visits Site of Ohio Train Derailment
Congressional lawmakers, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), were in Yuma, Arizona, Thursday. What did lawmakers discover about the local community? And why did Democrats decide not to go? Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday visited East Palestine, Ohio, for the first time since the train derailment. What does he say about his absence and…
Overheated Wheel Bearing Caused ‘100 Percent Preventable’ Ohio Derailment: NTSB
An overheated wheel bearing is what caused the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio—an incident that was “100 percent preventable,” according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. “Every event we investigate is preventable,” Homendy noted at a Feb. 23, press conference in Washington….
Ohio Train Derailment ‘100 Percent Preventable’: NTSB
An overheated wheel bearing is what caused the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio—an incident that was “100 percent preventable,” according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. “Every event we investigate is preventable,” Homendy noted at a Feb. 23, press conference in Washington….
LIVE 1 PM ET: NTSB Talks About the Newly Released Preliminary Report on East Palestine Derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on Feb. 23 on its investigation into the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and Robert J. Hall, director of the NTSB’s Office of Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials, will hold a media availability at 1:00…
LIVE NOW: NTSB Talks About the Newly Released Preliminary Report on East Palestine Derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on Feb. 23 on its investigation into the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and Robert J. Hall, director of the NTSB’s Office of Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials, will hold a media availability at 1:00…
NTSB Talks About the Newly Released Preliminary Report on East Palestine Derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on Feb. 23 on its investigation into the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and Robert J. Hall, director of the NTSB’s Office of Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials, will hold a media availability at 1:00…
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