The Ohio Department of Health confirmed that it’s opening a clinic in East Palestine, Ohio, this week to deal with mounting health concerns expressed by locals after the derailment of a train earlier this month that was transporting toxic chemicals. In a statement, the agency said it will open the clinic on Feb. 21 in…
Ohio Agency Opening Health Clinic Amid Growing Concerns After Train Derailment
Kentucky Water District Closes Ohio River Intake After East Palestine Train Derailment
The Northern Kentucky Water District shut down Ohio River intake on Sunday in anticipation of a plume of chemicals from the East Palestine train crash flowing down the river, coming after the City of Cincinnati made a similar decision last week. The head of the Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD) confirmed over the weekend that it…
LIVE 10:30 AM ET: History of Bad Policy May Have Led to Ohio Derailment; CDC Changed Vinyl Chloride Info Just Before Disaster
The blame game has begun over who was responsible for the train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Democrats are pointing blame at former President Donald Trump, for repealing a train brake policy in 2017. Yet, the real debate goes back much further, and may even tie to the recent calls for a…
LIVE NOW: History of Bad Policy May Have Led to Ohio Derailment; CDC Changed Vinyl Chloride Info Just Before Disaster
The blame game has begun over who was responsible for the recent train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Democrats are blaming former President Donald Trump for repealing a train brake regulation in 2017. Yet the real debate goes back much further — and may even be associated with recent calls for a rail…
History of Bad Policy May Have Led to Ohio Derailment; CDC Changed Vinyl Chloride Info Just Before Disaster
The blame game has begun over who was responsible for the recent train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Democrats are blaming former President Donald Trump for repealing a train brake regulation in 2017. Yet the real debate goes back much further — and may even be associated with recent calls for a rail…
Buttigieg Urges Norfolk Southern to Support More Safety Regulation After Ohio Derailment
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on railway company Norfolk Southern on Sunday to support more industry regulations aimed at improving safety standards amid growing concerns about the environmental impacts of the company’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “Norfolk Southern and your industry must demonstrate that you will not seek to supercharge profits by resisting higher…
Ohio State Senator ‘Begs’ People to Not Drink the Water in East Palestine
Ohio state Sen. Michael Rulli, a Republican whose district covers East Palestine, on Saturday warned that people living within ten miles of the small Ohio-Pennsylvania border town should not drink or bathe in the water. The Ohio EPA said earlier this week that water testing results showed no contaminants in the municipal water. But Rulli…
LIVE 2/20, at 10:30 AM ET: History of Bad Policy May Have Led to Ohio Derailment; CDC Changed Vinyl Chloride Info Just Before Disaster
The blame game has begun over who was responsible for the train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Democrats are pointing blame at former President Donald Trump, for repealing a train break policy in 2017. Yet, the real debate goes back much further, and may even tie to the recent calls for a…
Residents Say They’ve Broken Out in Rashes After East Palestine Train Derailment
Locals who live near the train derailment and release of toxic chemicals near East Palestine, Ohio, have complained about various health problems since the incident unfolded earlier this month, including rashes, headaches, and other issues. And they’ve expressed concerns that these new symptoms may be tied to the chemicals that were burned or released. The…
2 Train Derailments Have Similar Risks, Different Outcomes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—Police Chief Jason Wright feared the worst as he rushed to the scene of a freight train derailment in Michigan’s Van Buren Township, mindful of a fiery rail crash this month in Ohio that led to evacuations and a toxic chemical release. Instead, the situation a half-hour’s drive west of Detroit was far…
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