COLUMBIANA — All things considered, local farmer Steven Montgomery considers himself pretty lucky. His business, a premier grass-fed meat and organic produce farm located just across the Mahoning County line in Columbiana, escaped any damage from February’s Norfolk Southern train ...
EAST PALESTINE — It’s been over three months since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine leading to the vent and controlled burn of vinyl chloride over the village days later, and while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro are distancing ...
A Senate committee approved the rail safety bill co-sponsored by Ohio’s two U.S. senators in response to the East Palestine train derailment disaster. The bill will next be in front of the full Senate for consideration. It will “move as quickly as possible” for a vote, said U.S. Sen. ...
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern has recommitted to creating a fund for residents near the site of an Ohio train wreck that would cover any decline in home values since before the derailment earlier this year. In early February, 38 cars derailed in East Palestine, 11 ...
EAST PALESTINE – According to an update provided by the office of Gov. Mike DeWine regarding the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, because surface water sampling data continues to show favorable results, most of the equipment used for the stream treatment (e.g. large water pumps) was removed this week from areas along the Sulphur Run stream. Sediment cleaning in Sulphur Run also has resulted in significant improvement in water quality and reduction of contaminants. Fish have been seen returning to areas of Sulphur Run that previously showed no signs of aquatic ...
EAST PALESTINE – According to an update provided by the office of Gov. Mike DeWine regarding the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, because surface water sampling data continues to show favorable results, most of the equipment used for the stream treatment (e.g. large water ...
