Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) is on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as well as the Committee on Natural Resources. NTD sat down with the congressman to speak about the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio and its consequences.
Citing his concern that Norfolk Southern Railway’s accident rate has increased 80 percent over the past 10 years, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that his office has filed a 58-count civil lawsuit in federal court over the company’s Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine. Norfolk Southern violated numerous state and federal laws, caused the […]
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw made an ambiguous promise Thursday to do “what’s right” for East Palestine, Ohio, residents after one of his rail company’s trains derailed there last month, releasing toxic chemicals into the environment. “We’re committed to doing what’s right for the folks of East Palestine and the community,” Shaw assured Sen. Tom […]
Another Norfolk Southern train derailed as its CEO, Alan Shaw, testified to Congress on March 9 about the toxic train crash in Ohio in February. The company stated that some 30 empty cars on a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama as it was heading from Atlanta to Mississippi. “Norfolk Southern is responding to a […]
Norfolk Southern Corporation Chief Executive Alan Shaw testifies at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 9 to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s hearing on the Feb. 3 Ohio train derailment in East Palestine. U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Penn.), and officials from Federal and Ohio environmental protection agencies will testify […]
WASHINGTON—The White House has reversed direction this week, saying it would support a Senate bill that would outlaw TikTok in the United States. The Biden administration had been at a standstill for two years over how to deal with the threat to national security posed by the Chinese-owned mobile app. U.S. national security adviser Jake […]
A Norfolk Southern Railway employee was killed on March 7 when a freight train collided with a dump truck in Cleveland, Ohio. Louis Shuster, a Norfolk Southern conductor, “was fatally injured early Tuesday morning at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works property in Cleveland, Ohio. At this time, officials are reporting that the conductor was struck by […]
As cleanup continues more than a month after one of its freight trains derailed in East Palestine, Norfolk Southern Railway said it will pay for residents who live within a mile of the accident site to temporarily relocate. “As soil work continues at Norfolk Southern’s derailment site, some residents close to the derailment site may […]
Plagued by repeated freight train derailments, including a toxic crash in eastern Ohio in early February and another accident in southwest Ohio outside of Springfield on March 4, Norfolk Southern Railway introduced a six-point plan on March 6 “to immediately enhance the safety of its operations.” The plan is based on the National Transportation Safety […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine responded Friday to ongoing concerns expressed by local farmers in and around East Palestine about their soil, crops, and livestock, following the train derailment on Feb. 3 and subsequent spill of toxic chemicals into the air, ground, and water. DeWine, after being presented with farmers’ concerns, told CBS affiliate WHIO: “There’s going to be […]
Residents who say they’re still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad’s operator Thursday at a town forum, demanding to know whether they’d be relocated from homes they’re afraid to live in. “It’s not safe here,” said one man, staring straight at representatives of […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 2 ordered freight train operator Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins after the company burned toxic pollutants last month from cargo on its derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio. The railroad company burned the hazardous materials on Feb. 6 after some of its rail cars were assessed as […]
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would travel to East Palestine, Ohio, to see the site of the Feb. 3 train derailment and subsequent environmental and health disaster “at some point.” Biden made the comment to reporters when asked if he had plans to visit the town as he was leaving a lunch […]
More than 500 “home re-entry screenings” were carried out by federal officials in East Palestine, Ohio, following last month’s train derailment and release of toxic chemicals, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A statement issued by the EPA said federal officials conducted 578 home screenings and continue to maintain air monitoring at 16 stations […]
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine visited the site of the train derailment to check on the removal of hazardous waste. His visit to East Palestine comes as scientists say tests are showing unusually high levels of chemicals in the air.
A group of Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives has introduced a resolution calling for Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign over his handling of the East Palestine train derailment last month—as well as other transportation issues that have arisen under his leadership at the department. On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) […]
Ohio’s U.S. Senators J.D. Vance and Sherrod Brown teamed up to write a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to immediately start health screenings for residents in the aftermath of the East Palestine toxic train derailment. After the Feb. 3 crash and subsequent fire, more than 4,700 […]
Recognizing “there has been a deficit of trust” in the federal government among East Palestine residents in the aftermath of the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan returned to the eastern Ohio village on Feb. 28. Regan attended a roundtable with students and teachers at East Palestine High […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) holds a briefing on the East Palestine train derailment recovery efforts at 4:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 27. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Debra Shore, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, FEMA Region 5 Regional Administrator Thomas C. Sivak, CDC/ATSDR Team Lead Jill Shugart, Pennsylvania Department of Health Deputy Secretary Dr. Wendy Braund, […]
Residents who live near the toxic site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment have said they’ve been diagnosed with bronchitis associated with exposure to chemicals. Melissa Blake, who lives within a mile of the train derailment site, said she was diagnosed with bronchitis after she started coughing up gray mucus and was having difficulty […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has proposed that a Paycheck Protection Program, also known as PPP, be rolled out for residents of East Palestine, Ohio following the recent train derailment and a wave of deindustrialization. In an op-ed for The Washington Post published on Feb. 26, the Republican senator noted that East Palestine is a small town of about 5,000 […]
More residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have complained about unusual health problems in the wake of this month’s train derailment that prompted the release of toxic chemicals into the air, ground, and water. Wade Lovett, a resident, told the New York Post Saturday that he’s had issues with his breathing since the derailment and controlled […]
Amid objections from Michigan authorities who said they were not aware hazardous materials were headed into their state, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a temporary pause on shipments of contaminated waste from the site of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “Everyone wants this contamination gone from the […]
President Joe Biden has ordered federal officials to do door-to-door checks on families in East Palestine, Ohio, but said he has no immediate plans to visit the village where a train derailed three weeks ago, spilling toxic chemicals. The White House said Biden has directed teams from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Environmental […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who authorized an end to the evacuation order of East Palestine two days after a controlled burn sent toxic vinyl chloride into the air and onto the ground after a Norfolk Southern Railway train crash, has received financial support from the railroad for several years, according to a Columbus, Ohio TV […]
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 […]
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 […]
The number of wildlife estimated to have been killed in the wake of the Ohio train derailment is nearly 44,000, less than officials first thought, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Although dead animals remain in the affected waterways, ODNR Director Mary Mertz noted in an update Thursday that live fish have returned to […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly defends the administration’s response to the Ohio train derailment during a press briefing on Feb. 23. “I want to be very clear here. I don’t have anything to share on a presidential visit. I’m not at this time or anything to announce. But it does matter that the […]
Newsmakers speaks with Savanah Hernandez from the ground at East Palestine, Ohio, where a train derailment has caused significant chemical damage to the surrounding community and environment. She gives her recount of former President Donald Trump’s visit to the area and the reaction of the local community.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg holds a press conference on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday. He criticized the Trump administration and promised more regulations of train companies.
Robert Patillo talks to NewsMakers about the Biden administration’s response to the derailment at East Palestine, Ohio. Could President Joe Biden have done better to help them, and is he setting aside American interests with his new pledge to Ukraine?
Nearly three weeks after a toxic train derailment upended life in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made his first visit to the community to meet with those affected on Thursday, Feb. 23, promising accountability and higher safety standards. Noting that the National Transportation Security Board released its preliminary findings on […]
Tony Cardwell is the president of the BMWED Rail Union, and talks to Newsmakers about the causes of the Ohio train derailment, including the stress of the rail workers and if the recent rail strikes could have any connection to the derailments happening currently.
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 […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits the site of the derailment of the Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, and holds a media availability at 11: 45 a.m. ET on Feb. 23, one day after former President Donald Trump’s visit.
The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) on Thursday issued an initial report on the Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals that derailed in East Palestine, sparking a fire and sending contaminants into the air and water. The report, which is preliminary and subject to change as investigators deepen their probe, suggests that blame for the […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours the Ohio derailment site with federal officials on Thursday, one day after former President Donald Trump’s visit. Joined by representatives from the Federal Railroad Administration and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Buttigieg tours the crash scene and speaks with local officials.
Former President Donald Trump purchased McDonald’s for police and fire department members as well as residents during his visit to East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 22. “We’re going to take care of the fire department, we’re going to take care of the police department, plus the people that are in here. They’re going to get a nice, […]
President Joe Biden called elected officials in Ohio and Pennslyvania on Tuesday to address the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. In social media posts on Tuesday, Biden said he spoke by phone with Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). Biden called those […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 23—nearly three weeks after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there leaking toxic chemicals into the community. Earlier this week, Buttigieg demurred on announcing a specific date and time for a visit, telling reporters only that he was planning to do so “when the […]
Former President Donald Trump holds a press conference on Feb. 22, after meeting with local leaders in East Palestine, Ohio. “We’re here today in East Palestine to show our love and support for our fellow Americans in this hour of need,” Trump says. He also criticizes President Joe Biden for not visiting. “He should have […]
Dr. Scott Atlas, former adviser to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, talks to Newsmakers about the Biden administration giving the World Health Organization the power to decide America’s pandemic policies. Epoch Times reporter Jeff Louderback shares his thoughts on former President Donald Trump’s visit to East Palestine, Ohio, after the train derailment. Crowds of […]
Hundreds of people gather on the road outside of the East Palestine Fire Department on Feb. 22, to welcome former President Donald Trump. Many say they question President Joe Biden’s handling of the derailment as Trump visited the area before him.
Former President Donald J. Trump met with East Palestine, Ohio, residents and officials on Feb. 22, to provide much-needed bottled water and cleaning supplies as the village continues to recover from the aftermath of a recent train derailment and chemical spill. “We’re bringing a lot of water—thousands of bottles,” Trump told reporters following a tour […]
Former President Donald Trump arrives in Ohio on Feb. 22. He meets Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway, and other state and local leaders at Little Beaver Creek before heading to East Palestine, where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month. Local residents chant “Trump, Trump.” One person can be […]
A bipartisan contingency consisting of the governors and local U.S. congressmen from both Ohio and Pennsylvania along with representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were on the ground on Tuesday in East Palestine, Ohio, providing an update on the Norfolk Southern train derailment incident. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Feb. 21 said that local East Palestine, Ohio, officials drank some of the village water and told residents it’s safe to drink. Federal environmental regulators are taking charge of the cleanup from the train derailment and chemical burn.
Norfolk Southern said over 1 million gallons of contaminated water and 15,000 lbs of contaminated soil were excavated from the train derailment site. This comes after warnings to local residents not to drink or bathe in the water. NTD spoke to Epoch Times reporter, Jeff Louderback, who has been covering the story from the ground. […]
Another train has derailed in the Midwest in Nebraska, officials have confirmed. Officials say that it occurred in Gothenburg, a city located in central Nebraska, on Tuesday morning. Several locals claimed that it was the third or fourth derailment in the same spot in the past year or so. “At about 1:45 a.m. CST today, approximately […]
EPA Administrator Michael Regan provides an update on the response to the train derailment of toxic chemicals in East Palestine at 12:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 21. The Epoch Times will livestream the event.
Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday that he is “planning to go” to East Palestine, Ohio, amid criticism that top Biden officials have not visited the village after a toxic train derailment earlier this month. “I am planning to go and our folks were on the ground from the first hours,” Buttigieg told […]
Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are sounding the alarm over the potential spread of “highly toxic,” cancer-causing pollutants from the East Palestine, Ohio, site where a Norfolk Southern train derailed on Feb. 3. In a Feb. 18 letter (pdf) to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Ohio Environmental Protection […]
Around 15,000 pounds of contaminated soil and 1.1 million gallons of contaminated water have been excavated from the site of a train derailment earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio, train operator Norfolk Southern said on Feb. 20. The announcement comes shortly after a state senator warned people living in close proximity to the derailment not to drink or […]
Less than a week after visiting East Palestine, where he told reporters that “we’re trusting the science” and that he would let his children drink the water there if testing showed it was safe, EPA administrator Michael S. Regan is returning to the eastern Ohio village that continues to recover from the aftermath of a […]
Divine intervention is what prevented any loss of life from the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, according to Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). “I mean, it is a miracle,” Johnson told NTD News, The Epoch Times’ sister outlet, on Monday, Feb. 20. “It is absolutely by the grace of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Vowing that “our company will be working tirelessly every day to get East Palestine back on its feet as soon as possible,” Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw visited the eastern Ohio village where his company’s train derailed on Feb. 3, sending toxic chemicals into the air and onto the ground. “I am here to support […]
Former president Donald Trump will visit East Palestine, Ohio next week, according to his son, who said that if leaders in Washington are “too afraid” to see the aftermath of the train derailment and toxic chemical spill with their own eyes, then “real leaders” will do so. Don Trump Jr. made the announcement in a […]
Facing scrutiny from Republicans and Democrats for what critics are calling a slow response to the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, the Biden administration on Feb. 17 announced it would send more help to the eastern Ohio village after pleas from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. J.D.Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) […]
Standing at Leslie Run Creek in East Palestine, the Ohio village that is dealing with the aftermath of a toxic train derailment on Feb. 3, Sen. J.D. Vance (R–Ohio) released a video that showed him taking a stick and scraping the bottom of the shallow creek. Rainbow-colored substances rose to the surface. “There are dead […]
A day after alerting Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine that the Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine does not qualify for an emergency declaration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it will send a team to the eastern Ohio village dealing with the disaster’s aftermath. In a joint statement on […]
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio that caused a fire and sent a cloud of smoke over the town, saying it was sending more federal resources. The White House said the Health and Human Services Department and Centers […]
After railroad crews drained and burned off a toxic chemical from five tanker cars, residents were allowed to return to their homes on Feb. 8, but some residents are still skeptical. Much remains unknown about the dangers posed to residents by the toxins that spilled, experts say. Many in the area have complained of headaches […]
The City of Cincinnati announced on Friday that it will shut down its Ohio River intake to prevent any possible contamination from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment earlier this month. The city, in a statement, said that it and the Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) are monitoring the Ohio River, one of the largest rivers […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gave an update on Feb. 17 on the train derailment accident. “We know that the science indicates that this water is safe, the air is safe,” DeWine said. “But we also know, very understandably, that residents of East Palestine are concerned.”
A video of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) placing a stick in a creek in East Palestine, Ohio, causing what appears to be synthetic chemicals to rise to the surface drew widespread attention. Earlier this month, a train that was carrying hazardous chemicals, including vinyl chloride, derailed in East Palestine. Officials confirmed later that a controlled release […]
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan visited the Ohio town of East Palestine on Feb. 16. This is where a train derailed and released hazardous chemicals into the environment. Regan reassured residents that the government is taking action.
During a recent interview, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) addressed two concerns about the Biden administration’s reactions to current events. The lawmaker said he believes there is still a lot to learn about the Ohio train derailment and that the Biden administration should be more transparent about the Chinese spy balloon. Burchett spoke to NTD’s Steve […]
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, impacted by the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailment that caused lingering fires and spilled toxic chemicals will not receive assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)—at least for now—according to Gov. Mike DeWine. Almost two weeks after a Norfolk Southern Railway train derailed in this village […]
NewsMakers speaks with environmental attorney Steve Milloy for his insight into the handling of the toxic chemical train derailment in Ohio. He tells NewsMakers his expert opinion on what the long-term health risks and impacts could be.
NewsMakers sat down with Jeff Louderback, an Epoch Times reporter on the ground in East Palestine, Ohio, to talk about the current situation unfolding in the area, and the environmental and health impact on local residents.
Hundreds of irate residents of the Ohio town where a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals packed into a high school gym on Wednesday, seeking answers to what health dangers they face. East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway, looking angry and tired, said at Wednesday’s town hall that he wanted to help provide some reassurance for […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Feb. 14 raised the issue that the cargo of a train that derailed in Ohio on Feb. 3 was not defined as “high hazardous material.” DeWine said Congress should act on what he called an “absurd” situation, as the train was not deemed highly hazardous because only a few cars […]
Criminal charges have been dropped against a reporter who was arrested while covering an Ohio news conference about the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals. On Feb. 15, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert would no longer face charges stemming from his arrest on Feb. 8, five days after […]
Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine said on Wednesday that water in East Palestine’s municipal system is safe to drink nearly two weeks after a train derailed, leaking toxic chemicals into the environment. DeWine said that new water testing results showed “no detection of contaminants in East Palestine’s municipal water system.” As a result, the Ohio Environmental Protection […]
The Ohio governor says the state wasn’t notified that hazardous materials were on the train that derailed. Now, he’s calling on Congress to make sure something similar won’t happen again. The national debt is on track to become a record-breaking share of the economy in five years. What does Democrat leader Chuck Schumer say is […]
Epoch Times reporter Jeff Louderback talks to Newsmakers about the environmental impact of the Ohio train derailment, and the health impact to residents near the chemical accident. Environmental attorney Steve Milloy gives an expert analysis on the train derailment’s long-term impacts, and more insight into the health risks associated with the toxic chemicals it released. […]
Security camera footage has emerged showing that the Ohio train that derailed in East Palestine may have been on fire for 20 miles before it finally went off the tracks and burst into flames. The footage, which was first obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, was taken by a security camera at an equipment plant in […]
Ohio officials have urged some locals living near the train derailment site in East Palestine to only use bottled water amid concerns over the potential health impacts of hazardous chemicals that spilled into the Ohio River and as others were drained from the train cars and burned off. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told a press […]
The train derailment and release of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 has resulted in at least 3,500 fish dead, according to an estimate from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Wildlife officers with the Ohio environmental agency found dead fish in Leslie Run, Bull Creek, and a portion of the North Fork […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has broken his silence on the disastrous derailment of a train in Ohio that released a toxic chemical, sparking health concerns. The fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 involved about 50 cars, with some carrying hazardous materials, including the highly flammable chemical vinyl chloride. The dangerous toxin was […]
Train operator Norfolk Southern said Monday that crews in East Palestine, Ohio, had successfully completed a controlled release of hazardous chemicals from five rail cars after a freight train derailed. The compromised rail cars posed a significant threat to safety, with Gov. Mike DeWine saying on Sunday there was “the potential of a catastrophic tanker […]
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line on Friday night, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below. About 50 cars derailed in East Palestine as a train was carrying a variety of freight from […]
