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Past articles by John:

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. The federal lawsuit also seeks to force the company to pay for groundwater and soil monitoring in the […] → Read More

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month, the... → Read More

Ohio files suit against Norfolk Southern for environmental damage from train derailment

Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment. → Read More

Feds launch investigation into Norfolk Southern rail accidents

Federal investigators have announced a special investigation into railroad Norfolk Southern. → Read More

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern

The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety culture, saying it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021. → Read More

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern

The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety culture, saying it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021. → Read More

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern

The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety culture, saying it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021. → Read More

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern

The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety culture, saying it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021. → Read More

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern

The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety culture, saying it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021. → Read More

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern

The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety culture, saying it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021. → Read More

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern

The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin a broad look at the railroad’s safety culture, saying it has sent investigation teams to look into five significant accidents involving Norfolk Southern since December 2021. → Read More

NTSB: Train crew got safety alert just before derailment

The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, did not receive a critical warning about an overheated axle until just before dozens of cars went off the tracks, federal safety investigators said in a report Thursday. → Read More

Train crew was not alerted until just before derailment, federal safety investigators say

Investigators are focusing on an axle that heated up, but didn't reach the threshold for stopping the train until just before the derailment. → Read More

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up toxic Ohio train derailment

The EPA warned Norfolk Southern that if failed to comply with its order, the agency would perform the work itself and seek triple damages from the company. → Read More

Ohio derailment: Clinic to open as health fears linger

Ohio’s governor says a plume of chemicals that spilled into the Ohio River after a fiery train derailment has broken up and is no longer a concern. → Read More

Police: Reporter pushed down, arrested had refused to leave

The arrest of a broadcast reporter who was pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a news conference came after he got into an argument with the head of the Ohio National Guard and refused... → Read More

Residents remain evacuated after chemical release from train

Flames and black smoke billowed into the sky Monday evening when crews released and burned vinyl chloride from five derailed tanker cars that were in danger of exploding. → Read More

Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says a “controlled release” of vinyl chloride will take place on Monday at 3:30 p.m. → Read More

Toxic chemicals to be released from derailed tanker cars

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says a “controlled release” of vinyl chloride will take place on Monday at 3:30 p.m. → Read More

Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says a “controlled release” of vinyl chloride will take place on Monday at 3:30 p.m. → Read More