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East Palestine residents erupt at town hall with Norfolk Southern official

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East Palestine residents on Thursday continuously interrupted a sole Norfolk Southern official at a town hall event as concerns remain over last month’s train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in the eastern Ohio town. “We are sorry. We’re very sorry for what happened. We feel horrible about it,” Norfolk Southern representative Darrell Wilson said, according to The New York Times.

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The Independent

Letters: Accidents like East Palestine show the dangers of deregulation

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1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Ohio derailment probe focuses on valves; residents confront company

The investigation into the Ohio train derailment has found that aluminum parts on three tank cars may have melted and caused pressure relief devices not to function, contributing to the release of toxic chemicals last month, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Angry Ohio residents confront railroad over health fears

Residents are saying they’re still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio. They confronted the railroad’s operator Thursday at a town forum.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Tensions rise at East Palestine town hall

A town hall in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday became heated as residents confronted town officials and Norfolk Southern, demanding answers about the train derailment.

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

East Palestine residents voice frustrations, frequently interrupt train company official at tense town hall

Angry residents repeatedly interrupted a railroad company official at a contentious town hall in East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday, with questions and concerns regarding cleanup efforts at the site of a toxic train derailment nearly one month ago.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

Norfolk Southern CEO sells stock and sets up scholarship fund for East Palestine

By Chris Isidore, CNN Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw sold $448,000 worth of the company’s stock this week, a month after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that is still being cleaned up. Shaw’s stock sale came the same week the company announced Shaw had personally set up a $445,000 scholarship endowment fund for seniors at East Palestine High School that an unspecified number of students will be able to use to attend college o…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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