EAST PALESTINE — When the Environmental Protection Agency opened the floor to questions at the conclusion of Thursday’s air monitoring informational session at The Way Station in East Palestine, residents were ready. The EPA was not. Frustrated residents voiced skepticism in the ...
EAST PALESTINE – For the second time in as many weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency will hold an informational session from 6 to 7 p.m. at First United Presbyterian Church to discuss results of air sampling with residents. Last week, Mark Durno, EPA response coordinator, detailed the ...
By STEPHANIE ELVERD Staff Writer EAST PALESTINE — Keeping the lines of communication open with regular updates on the village’s recovery progress in the wake of February’s Norfolk Southern train derailment was the hot topic at the East Palestine Council meeting on Monday. East ...
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press EAST PALESTINE (AP) — Jeff Drummond spends days and nights alone in a tiny room with fake wood paneling, two small beds and a microwave atop a mini refrigerator that serves as a nightstand — his pickup truck parked just outside the door at the roadside ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern expects February's fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time and that doesn't reflect how much the railroad's insurance companies will eventually cover. The railroad provided a detailed estimate of the ...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rail unions want railroads to take some of the billions they’re using every year to buy back their stock and spend it to improve safety in the wake of several high-profile derailments and hire more workers. The 12 unions that represent all of the more than 100,000 ...
