Erin Brockovich calls for more answers after Ohio train derailment
Brockovich told CBS News that she understands the fear and frustration of East Palestine residents.
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Brockovich told CBS News that she understands the fear and frustration of East Palestine residents.
The train derailment in Ohio is raising concerns about health risks in the area. Duane Doyle, a business owner in East Palestine, joined CBS News to discuss how the derailment is impacting the community.
Republicans have heavily criticized how Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has handled the crisis.
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Thursday about a toxic train derailment earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio. Roxana Saberi spoke to residents.
A Texas county official says there are outstanding questions about the transportation and disposal of toxic wastewater that's been moved to a Houston suburb from the site of the Ohio train derailment.
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Thursday about the toxic train derailment earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi joined John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss the new details about what went wrong.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday visited East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a toxic train derailment that forced thousands of people from their homes.
Officials originally said they believed 3,500 aquatic animals had been killed. With the toll estimated to be more than 12 times that amount, officials say they're unsure how long recovery will take.
Nearly three weeks after a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, there are growing calls for safety changes in the freight railroad industry. Roxana Saberi has more on why accidents like this are becoming more common.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to visit East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, a day after former President Trump visited. Roxana Saberi talks to residents who continue to blast Norfolk Southern and are growing more concerned about the future of their health and homes.
The NTSB report said the wheel bearing and affected wheelset have been collected as evidence and will be a focus of further investigation.
Embattled train company had faced pressure from a union to offer paid sick days to track maintenance workers.
Ohio's GOP secretary of state says his legislation will boost confidence in U.S. elections.
Former President Donald Trump visited East Palestine, Ohio, offering supplies after a toxic train derailment. He called the federal response to the derailment "betrayal," despite the fact his administration rolled back rail safety regulations. Roxana Saberi has the latest.
He visited East Palestine, Ohio, where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month.
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The strategy seeks to streamline rail operations by lengthening trains while cutting the workforce.
East Palestine, Ohio, has been dealing with the aftermath of the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train transporting hazardous chemicals two weeks ago.
East Palestine, Ohio, has been dealing with the aftermath of the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train transporting hazardous chemicals two weeks ago.
Unions have asserted that widespread job cuts in the industry in recent years have made railroads riskier.
"This community has been traumatized," Ohio Gov. DeWine said on Tuesday.
Vinyl chloride is one of the most talked about hazardous materials in the Ohio train derailment. Some experts say it's a substance that should be of national concern as thousands of pounds of it are released every year in the U.S. as part of "poison plastic" manufacturing.
Fire officials are investigating the cause of a massive explosion at a metals plant in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. One person is dead and 13 others are injured, some critically.
The train cars that went off the rails earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio, were carrying several hazardous materials known to have potentially damaging health effects.
One person had to be pulled from the debris after the blast at the I. Schumann & Co. copper alloy company in the Cleveland suburb of Oakwood Village.