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Justice Dept Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 31 2023 // The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit late Thursday against Norfolk Southern Corp. to ensure that the company pays the full cost of cleanup and any long-term effects of the derailment in Ohio of one of its freight...
Crews in Kentucky Work to Recover Loose Methanol, Other Barges on Ohio River
Mar 30 2023 // Crews were working Wednesday to remove three remaining barges that got loose on the Ohio River, including one carrying methanol. A total of 10 barges got loose early Tuesday on the river near Louisville, the Kentucky...
Fire Damages Ohio Complex Housing Wright Brothers Plane Factory
Mar 28 2023 // DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – An early morning fire damaged a commercial building complex housing a historic factory founded by the Wright Brothers in Ohio on Sunday, authorities said. Dayton fire crews were sent to the site...
Pennsylvania School District Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 27 2023 // A Pennsylvania school district serving students in two counties is suing the Norfolk Southern Railway over the railway’s February 3 toxic train derailment in nearby East Palestine, Ohio. The complaint filed by...
Norfolk Southern Shareholders Sue Over Ohio Derailment
Mar 20 2023 // Norfolk Southern Corp. shareholders have accused the railroad of defrauding them by prioritizing profit over safety prior to last month’s derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. In...
Investigators Cite BP Training, Safety Failures in Ohio Refinery Deaths
Mar 17 2023 // BP BP.L violated U.S. process safety rules and did not train workers properly at its Toledo, Ohio refinery, contributing to the death of two workers at the plant last year, U.S. federal investigators said on Thursday. The...
Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment
Mar 15 2023 // The state of Ohio sued Norfolk Southern NSC.N Tuesday over the Feb. 3 derailment of a freight train that released over a million gallons of hazardous materials and pollutants into the environment around the town of East...
Ohio Residents Experience Rashes, Aches After Derailment
Mar 13 2023 // EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home in East Palestine, Ohio. She heard...
5 Bodies Found in Rubble of Vacant House After Fire in Ohio
Mar 10 2023 // DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Crews found the bodies of five people after a fire destroyed a house that had been vacant for years and recently had been home to about a dozen squatters, fire officials said. Dayton Fire Chief...
Ohio Insurance Department Warns of ‘Past Posting’ Fraud Scheme
Mar 9 2023 // The Ohio Department of Insurance warned of an insurance fraud scheme committed after an auto accident or property damage that is trending in the state. Named the “past posting” scheme, the term describes the...
Ohio Dollar General Operator Fined $254K for Repeat Safety Violations
Mar 9 2023 // Alerted by the concerns of the West Chester Township Fire Department in Ohio, workplace safety inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor discovered exit routes, doors and fire extinguishers blocked at a Dollar General...
Norfolk Southern Promises $7M for Pennsylvania Communities Affected by Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 7 2023 // Norfolk Southern has promised to pay $7 million in relief to Pennsylvania communities affected by last month’s train derailment over the border in East Palestine, Ohio. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called the...
Latest Ohio Train Derailment Poses No Public Risk, Officials Say
Mar 7 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a...
Ohio Man Cleared by DNA Evidence in Rape Case Gets $4M Settlement
Mar 7 2023 // CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) – A man who spent more than 16 years in prison for a rape that DNA evidence showed he did not commit has reached a $4 million wrongful imprisonment settlement. The agreement between...
20 Cars of Norfolk Southern Cargo Train Derail in Ohio
Mar 7 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) – About 20 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield Saturday evening, the second derailment of the company’s trains in Ohio in a month, officials said. But unlike...
Man Cleared by DNA Evidence in Ohio Rape Case Gets $4M Settlement
Mar 6 2023 // A man who spent more than 16 years in prison for a rape that DNA evidence showed he did not commit has reached a $4 million wrongful imprisonment settlement. The agreement between Christopher Miller and Cleveland Heights...
Ohio Senators Prepare Rail Safety Bill After Norfolk Southern Crash
Mar 2 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Railroads like the one involved in this month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and financial consequences...
Ohio Residents, Norfolk Southern Strike a Deal on Crash Evidence
Feb 28 2023 // Ohio residents suing Norfolk Southern Corp NSC.N will get an extra day to inspect rail cars that spilled a toxic chemical during a train derailment this month before the company clears the crash site, according to a deal...
Norfolk Southern Cleared by EPA to Resume Ohio Waste Shipments
Feb 27 2023 // Norfolk Southern Corp. this week can resume shipments of hazardous waste from the site of its freight train derailment in Ohio, a US official said Sunday. Federal officials ordered the railroad last week to pause waste...
Toxic Wastewater From Ohio Train Derailment Headed to Houston Suburb
Feb 24 2023 // DEER PARK, Texas (AP) – Toxic wastewater used to extinguish a fire following a train derailment in Ohio is headed to a Houston suburb for disposal. “I and my office heard today that `firefighting water’ from...
