Judge appoints 4 attorneys to consolidate East Palestine train derailment lawsuits
A judge in Ohio appointed four attorneys to take the lead in the legal fight over the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and consolidate 31 lawsuits.
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A judge in Ohio appointed four attorneys to take the lead in the legal fight over the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and consolidate 31 lawsuits.
A train derailed in Paradise, Montana, on Sunday, spilling cases of Coors Light and Blue Moon beer across a river bank, officials said.
The health network will provide checkups, long-term assistance, and more for those living near East Palestine.
Luke Grimes is also planning to make a significant financial contribution to the city, as well.
Seven US government investigators briefly fell ill in early March while studying the possible health impacts of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN on Thursday.
On Wednesday, a meeting took place between East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway and the NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy.
BNSF said in a statement that 22 cars derailed with four catching fire, but that no injuries were reported due to the accident.
Rail safety measures proposed after the East Palestine train derailment are closer to becoming law in Ohio.
The initial payments will go toward fire companies in three counties that responded to the derailment.
Ohio state senators have added more rail safety proposals in response to the East Palestine train derailment.
The CEO of Norfolk Southern will face another day of questioning by lawmakers on Capitol Hill following the hazardous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio; KDKA's Jessica Guay reports.
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testified before the Pennsylvania Senate Emergency Preparedness Committee on Monday for the first time since the February train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Norfolk Southern's CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan U.S. Senate bill to put tougher safety regulations on railroads.
The Shapiro administration said it plans on maintaining a presence in Darlington Township after a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed across the border last month.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering states to stop blocking contaminated waste from a fiery train derailment in Ohio from being sent to hazardous waste storage sites around the nation.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is extending operations at its Darlington Township health resource center for residents impacted by the East Palestine train derailment.
U.S. railroads were warned to take certain cars out of service Thursday after Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on a car involved in last weekend's derailment in Ohio.
Norfolk Southern's CEO apologized before Congress on Thursday and pledged millions of dollars to help East Palestine, Ohio, recover from last month's fiery, hazardous materials train derailment.
Gov. Josh Shapiro was in Philadelphia on Thursday to attend President Biden's budget address.
Jennifer Homendy spent 40 minutes speaking with KDKA-TV's Lauren Linder, also revealing when a special field hearing on the crash will take place and commenting on the board's special investigation into Norfolk Southern's safety practices for the first time.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said she will be making her first trip to East Palestine and Darlington Township at the end of the month and the board's special field hearing on the train derailment will happen in June.
Nearby residents were asked to shelter in place. The railway company said that there were no hazardous materials aboard the train.
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay for residents near the site of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to temporarily relocate because excavating contaminated soil may cause "additional odors."
Officials confirmed Sunday afternoon that no hazardous materials were involved in the derailment.
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey visited Darlington Township, Beaver County to hear concerns about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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