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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Bees Are Fish Now, I Guess?If there hadn’t been construction planned for the bridge that crosses over Leslie Run, one of the creeks that runs through the middle of East Palestine, Ohio, Rick Tsai and Randy DeHaven might not have noticed the worst contamination they’d seen in the creek in weeks.A backhoe had hoisted a chunk of earth from the bank of the creek, leaving a pool about eight feet across and deep enough to come up to the…

Norfolk Southern Corp. said the train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in a small Ohio town earlier this year has cost the company almost $400 million so far. The Atlanta-based railroad operator said Wednesday that it was taking a $387 million initial charge associated with the accident. The charge doesn’t reflect money that the company could potentially recover through its insurance policies. Norfolk Southern Corp. said the train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in a…

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Norfolk Southern botched the response to its East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment in February, an accident that spilled toxic chemicals into the environment."I think they've handled it terribly," the Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO said Wednesday in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick from Tokyo on "Squawk Box."Buffett, whose BNSF Railway competes with Norfolk Southern, said Norfolk was "tone deaf" for its handling of the Feb. 3 derailment in Ohio."I don't think they're…

The vinyl chloride accident and the follow-up work should be taken. Credit: Higher Education PressInternational Research Team Analyzes February 2023 Ohio Train DerailmentA train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3, 2023, led to the combustion of vinyl chloride, prompting an international team of researchers to analyze the environmental consequences. Published in Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, the study emphasized the importance of accurate risk assessment and considered various…

The late E. Hunter Harrison, who ran four of North America’s major railroads, is credited with transforming the railroad industry by spreading a philosophy of aggressive cost-cutting.But criticism of that philosophy, known as precision-scheduled railroading, or PSR, has grown since the February derailment of a Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC 1.51% train that released hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. Members of…

Norfolk Southern is facing more fallout over the February 3 derailment of one its trains in East Palestine, Ohio. That disastrous derailment, in which multiple tanker cars carrying hazardous chemicals overturned and spilled, forced the evacuation of thousands of residents of the Ohio town, killed tens of thousands of fish, andleft locals concerned over long-term health impacts.Rail Company Sued For Train Derailment in Ohio | Extreme EarthNow, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency,…

Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released by the NTSB.NTSB Gov | via ReutersThe Justice Department said Friday it filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern, aiming to hold the railway company accountable for alleged Clean Water Act violations that allegedly occurred due to an Ohio train derailment in early February.In February, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed near the Pennsylvania…

In the world of railroading, keeping the trains moving is paramount, and Norfolk Southern Corp. has little tolerance for late departures.Supervisors can be penalized for trains that are ready to leave but instead sit in rail yards, according to current and former employees of the Atlanta-based railroad. Train inspection time frames are tight. Employees who seek more-stringent reviews of rail equipment or slow down transport can face discipline. Scott…

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have complained of symptoms including headaches and difficulty breathing following a nearby train derailment that spilled millions of litres of industrial chemicals last month. Officials at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and local, state and federal agencies, as well as the train’s operator, Norfolk Southern, have been monitoring water and air quality in the town — but community members haven’t been satisfied with official reports claiming that levels of the chemicals are…

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