Marty and Abby Hostetter, who live a few miles outside of East Palestine, said there still appears to be a sheen of chemicals in Leslie Run Creek behind their house.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on Monday will be discussing the bipartisan rail safety act following February’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine.
The accounts, which parroted Kremlin talking points on myriad topics, claimed without evidence that authorities in Ohio were lying about the true impact of the chemical spill.
United States Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) is set to make an appearance in East Palestine on Monday to meet with residents and local leaders following last month’s toxic train derailment.
She is known as one of the best women to ever play the game. Annika Sorenstam and her husband will be supporting the community of East Palestine in a big way.
On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Tuesday that a special investigation of Norfolk Southern Railway’s organization and safety will soon be underway.
Many people in East Palestine are packing their bags and moving away out of fear for their health following the train derailment, while some lifelong residents can’t come to grip leaving the small they have called home their entire lives.
Crews have spent weeks cleaning up the mess left behind from the Feb. 3 Norfolk-Southern train derailment and controlled explosion of five train cars carrying the chemical vinyl chloride.
Governor Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that Norfolk Southern has agreed to create a new first responders training center, as well as hold training classes as soon as March 22, according to a press release.
Norfolk Southern on Monday announced a new plan to increase safety measures following last month’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine last month.
The East Palestine Municipal Water System held an open house on Saturday at the village’s water treatment plant, according to a press release from Governor Mike DeWine’s Office.
The union representative claimed rail workers on site of the derailment reported nausea and migraines after being exposed to the chemicals being carried by the train at the time of the accident.
The Avon Lake fire chief and the city’s mayor will be at a meeting for residents who have questions about railroad safety, Wednesday night at Learwood Middle School.
Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose will be speaking at today’s media briefing in East Palestine about a new initiative for routes carrying trains with hazardous materials, according to a press release.
Chaired by Senator Bill Reineke and Vice Chair Michael Rulli, the committee will take take testimony and question state agency officials and experts working on scene in East Palestine.
Officials said Vickery Deepwell Hazardous Waste will be taking in 581,500 gallons of contaminated liquid from the East Palestine train derailment site.
The Ohio Department of Development has a number of programs to support small businesses impacted by the East Palestine train derailment, according to a press release from the offices of Governor Mike DeWine.
The company stated that the soil coming to their Grafton facility was excavated from the area where the spill chemicals were burned after the train derailment.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials will be holding a press conference on Sunday in East Palestine following this month’s toxic train derailment
Federal response teams consisting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will begin a door-to-door outreach in East Palestine starting Saturday under orders from U.S. President Joe Biden.
Consumer advocate and environmental activist Erin Brockovich takes the stage in East Palestine, telling the residents don’t be discouraged, because you do have a voice and it needs to be heard, “You’re going to be told it’s safe, you’re going to be told not to worry, that’s just rubbish.”
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