Tag: East Palestine, Ohio

Biden Set to Visit East Palestine, a Year After Fiery Train Derailment

The president will face a politically divided community anxious over the long-term health consequences of an environmental disaster.

6 Months After the Ohio Train Derailment, Residents Are Still in Crisis

The Albright family left town after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near their Ohio home. Now, they are back, facing personal, medical and financial crises in a newly divided community.

Freight Railroads Seek Changes to Federal Safety Program Before Joining It

After the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the nation’s major freight railroads agreed to join a federal program for workers to report safety issues. But first, they want it to be overhauled.

Supreme Court Allows Unusual Pennsylvania Law on Corporate Suits

A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state.

NTSB Holds East Palestine Train Derailment Hearings

In advance of a two-day hearing on the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in Ohio, investigators released a trove of documents about the accident.