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Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — Residents of an Ohio village upended by a hazardous train derailment confronted officials about their health and safety concerns on Wednesday night. “I don’t feel safe in this town,” said one resident, Jim Stewart. “You took it away from me. You took this away from us.” […]

Michael Swensen/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — After a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, more than two weeks ago, residents and health officials have expressed concern about the state of water in the area. Homeowners in East Palestine have complained of symptoms that some in the town believe are tied to the […]

Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said he thinks Norfolk Southern Railway could have been more “aggressive” in its initial response to the hazardous train derailment in Ohio. “They absolutely did not handle themselves appropriately when they didn’t show up for the community meeting,” EPA […]

Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has called out the rail operator at the center of a hazardous train derailment in Ohio. In a sharply worded, three-page letter sent Sunday to Norfolk Southern Railway president and CEO Alan Shaw, Buttigieg accused the Atlanta-based company of repeatedly prioritizing […]

Rebecca Kiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said the agency “is working vigorously to understand what caused” the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. In a rare series of posts on Twitter on Thursday evening, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy issued “a […]

Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — The mayor of an Ohio village where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month told ABC News that he “wasn’t built for this” and needs “help.” East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway briefly spoke to reporters on Wednesday evening, before a town hall meeting with residents […]

Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — The mayor of an Ohio village where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month told ABC News that he “wasn’t built for this” and needs “help.” East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway briefly spoke to reporters on Wednesday evening, before a town hall meeting with […]

Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line who were told to evacuate after tanker cars derailed in a fiery crash can return home after an evacuation order was lifted on Wednesday, officials said. Air and water samples that were collected Tuesday have been deemed safe, according to officials. Officials […]

Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line who were told to evacuate after tanker cars derailed in a fiery crash days ago have still not been allowed to return home. Crews conducted a controlled release and burn of toxic chemicals from five of the derailed cars that were […]

Dustin Franz/AFP via Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — A controlled release of chemicals on a derailed train in Ohio has taken place, resulting in a large ball of fire and plum of black smoke, authorities said on Monday. The news comes after officials made urgent calls for evacuations as they planned to burn off the […]