Mon Valley clean air watchdog calls on EPA to challenge Clairton plant’s operating permit
The Group Against Smog and Pollution says the latest permit doesn’t hold the company to a plan to remedy the source of air violations.
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Norfolk Southern agrees to pay for East Palestine residents to relocate during cleanup
One resident reported the company offered a prepaid debit card with $500 per week, while the remediation is expected to last about six weeks.
Researchers find high levels of hazardous chemicals weeks after East Palestine derailment
Carnegie Mellon and Texas A&M researchers found high levels of acrolein, a chemical found in manufacturing and formed in combustion. It is considered a hazardous air pollutant.
Emotions spill over in East Palestine in contentious public meeting
This was the first time Norfolk Southern faced the residents of East Palestine, who shouted and booed and expressed frustrations and fears.
After community pressure, EPA orders Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins
Concerns about dioxins have been mounting since the company intentionally burned several rail cars’ worth of vinyl chloride.
Hazardous Waste from train derailment site heads to disposal facilities in Ohio, Indiana
Contaminated waste, including soil and liquid, is being sent to hazardous waste landfills, incinerators, and injection well.
New bill would lower threshold for labeling trains ‘high-hazard’
The bill would also require high-hazard trains to travel at slower speeds in newer cars, with better braking equipment and additional reporting requirements.
Could dioxins be in the soil after the East Palestine train derailment? Experts weigh in
Experts fear that dioxins, a group of toxic chemicals, could have been formed when vinyl chloride was burned at the derailment site.
Transportation Secretary visits East Palestine, calls for tougher rules for railroads
Buttigieg proposed improvements to rail safety, like higher fines, stronger railcar standards, and requiring at least two crew members on a train.
Pennsylvanians near East Palestine say they’ve been forgotten across state lines
Some Pennsylvanians in Beaver County are worried about the land they grow crops on, the animals they hunt, the fish they eat and their long-term health.
