Accident
- 50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio – WSAW
- After the Ohio Train Derailment: Evacuations, Toxic Chemicals and Water Worries. When a train derailed in the village of East Palestine this month, it set off evacuation orders, a chemical scare and a federal investigation.- The New York Times
- Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment – CGTN
- Five lingering questions over Ohio train derailment, toxic spill – The Hill
- Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly train derailments – The Guardian
- The train derailment disaster in Ohio – The Week
- Video shows sparks and flames well before Ohio train derailment – CBS News
Footage
Podcast
Ecological Crisis
“We Basically Nuked A Town”
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Toxic town ‘basically nuked’ where animals are now dying after train derailment – Mirror Online
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‘We basically nuked a town’- Animals dying in Ohio after train derailment and controlled release of toxic chemicals – TheBlaze
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‘We Basically Nuked A Town’- Three More Chemicals Discovered At Train Derailment Site – The Daily Caller
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‘We basically nuked a town’: 3 more chemicals discovered in Ohio train derailment – WKBN 27
Chemicals
- 3 additional chemicals discovered on East Palestine train derailment – FOX 8
- Chemical burned in controlled explosion from East Palestine train derailment is vinyl chloride – Cleveland 19
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Full List of Toxic Chemicals Released From Ohio Train Derailment – Newsweek
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Hazmat specialist weighs in on vinyl chloride involved in East Palestine, Ohio train derailment fire – WKBN 37
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Ohio train derailment: What chemicals were spilled and how toxic are they? – The Independent
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The Toxic Chemicals and Toxic Greed Behind the East Palestine Disaster – Food and Water Watch
- There were more toxic chemicals on train that derailed in Ohio than originally reported, data shows – ABC News
- Vinyl Chloride: How dangerous is it? East Palestine train derailment cars were carrying the chemical – WKBN 27
- What is vinyl chloride? Toxic gases connected to Ohio train derailment cause concern – The Columbus Dispatch
Could Explode
- A burning, derailed train carrying toxic chemicals in Ohio could explode and send ‘deadly shrapnel’ flying through the air up to a mile away, authorities warn – Insider
- Blaze from 50-car train derailment in Ohio still burning – The Guardian
- “Catastrophic” blast possible at Ohio train derailment site, officials warn – CBS News
Evacuation
- 50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio – AP News
- East Palestine Update- Evacuation Area Extended, Controlled Release of Rail Car Contents Planned for 3-30 p.m. – Governor Mike DeWine
- DeWine issues evacuation notice for East Palestine following train derailment – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio
- Evacuations ordered amid fears of an explosion as an Ohio train continues burning days after derailment – CNN
- Mandatory evacuation order issued for East Palestine, Ohio, residents over concerns of railroad tanker explosion – Cleveland.com
- Officials urge evacuation near derailment, fearing explosion – ABC News
- Ohio residents urged to evacuate over fears of ‘catastrophic’ blast from train derailment – New York Post
- Ohio Governor orders thousands living within mile of derailed train to evacuate amid fears chemical explosion will rain shrapnel on the entire area – Daily Mail Online
- Ohio officials enforce evacuation order, warn of probable toxic gas release from train derailment – PBS NewsHour
- Ohio town under evacuation order after train derails, chemical burns – NBC News
“Controlled Release” a.k.a an Uncontrolled Burn
- Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio – AP News
- Ohio crews release toxic chemicals into air from derailed tankers – New York Post
- Ohio train derailment- Controlled burn of toxic chemicals went ‘as planned,’ PA gov says – ABC News
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Officials burned off toxic chemicals from Ohio train. Was it the right move? – The Washington Post
Made Worse
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Did Control Burn of Toxic Chemicals Make Ohio Train Derailment Worse? – Newsweek
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Lawsuit: Norfolk Southern released 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride into air – CantonRep
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Sixth lawsuit claims ‘controlled’ chemical release worsened East Palestine situation. The suit alleges that burning vinyl chloride creates phosgene gas, a chemical warfare agent used in World War One. – WFMJ.com
Chemical Plume Dispersal
Toxic Chemicals Could Reach a 100 Mile Radius
Safe to Return Home
- Cautious residents return home after toxic chemical train derailment – CBS Philadelphia
- East Palestine Train Derailment: Evacuation order lifted as officials say air and water samples show it’s safe – CBS Pittsburgh
- Ohio train derailment- Evacuation order lifted, residents can return home – ABC News
- Ohio train derailment- Evacuation order lifted for residents near where train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed – CNN
- Residents can return home after crews burned chemicals in derailed tanker cars – NPR
Health Concerns
- East Palestine Couple Suffering From ‘Burning Eyes’ After Ohio Toxic Spill – Newsweek
- East Palestine, Ohio residents ‘uneasy’ about toxic chemicals after returning home- ‘It’s scary stuff here’ – Fox News
- East Palestine, Ohio, resident weighs in on fears following train derailment, chemical spill – ABC News
- East Palestine Man Complains of Freaky Voice Change Despite EPA’s Assurance Everything’s Fine – The Western Journal
- East Palestine residents continue to experience symptoms following train disaster – Scioto Valley Guardian
- East Palestine residents experiencing unusual symptoms: ‘Chemical bronchitis’ – WKBN 27
- East Palestine Residents Report Health Problems After Ohio Train Derailment – Newsweek
- East Palestine Residents Reporting Unusual Rashes – The Intelligencer
- East Palestine residents worry rashes, headaches and other symptoms may be tied to chemicals from train crash – CNN
- East Palestine residents worry rashes, headaches and other symptoms may be tied to chemicals from train crash – KTVZ
- Headaches, coughing, burning of the skin: Symptoms Ohio residents have experienced after toxic train derailment – USA Today
- How the Ohio train derailment could impact pregnant women and young children, experts weigh in – ABC News
- ‘I Don’t Want to Take My Kids Back to That’- Ohio Residents Fear Toxic Aftermath of Train Crash – Common Dreams
- Ohio derailment aftermath: How worried should people be? – The Independent
- Ohio East Palestine Residents’ Shock Illnesses After Derailment. My normal voice is low. It’s hard to breathe. My chest hurts – Global Research
- Palestine, Ohio, family moves out of home as sudden headaches and foul ‘smell’ spark eco-disaster fears – Fox News
- Residents near East Palestine train derailment reporting rashes, sore throats, headaches – WPXI
- Residents wonder whether it’s safe to return after toxic train derailment – Washington Post
- ‘Slowly dying’: Residents’ weird symptoms weeks after train derailment and explosion: Residents of an American town report they’re coming down with strange illnesses weeks after a disaster happened nearby. – news.com.au
- Some East Palestine residents experiencing sickness; new health clinic opens Tuesday – ABC 5 Cleveland
- ‘Sound like Mickey Mouse’ East Palestine residents’ shock illnesses after derailment – New York Post
- The cause of East Palestine residents rashes not yet known – The Times Leader
- Toxic air pollutants in East Palestine could pose long-term risks, researchers say – The Washington Post
- Toxic chemicals were burned after an Ohio train derailed. How worried should people be? – Los Angeles Times
- Toxic gases connected to Ohio train derailment cause concern – AP News
Animals Dying
- Animals falling sick, dying near hellish Ohio train derailment site – New York Post
- Dead animals and reports of sickness as ecological disaster unfolds after Ohio toxic train derailment – The Independent
- Dead dog, stray cats from East Palestine being tested for chemic – WFMJ
- Devastated Ohio Farmer Reveals His Honeybees Are Now Dropping Dead – PetHelpful News
- Fox Dies in Owner’s Arms After Ohio Train Crash Releases Toxic Gas – Newsweek
- Huge smoke plumes, sick and dead animals, persisting odors: Ohio village is not the same after toxic train crash – Fortune
- ‘Hundreds’ of Dead Fish Found After Ohio Train Releases Toxic Chemicals – Newsweek
- ODNR estimates 3,500 fish killed by East Palestine train derailment, spill – News 5 Cleveland
- Ohio residents fear train derailment poisoned air, ground, report animals dying – Fox News
- Ohio toxic disaster killing fish, sickening animals and more, reports say – American Military News
- People Are Posting About Animals Dying After Ohio Chemical Spill – BuzzFeed
- Streams of fish, a coop of chickens, and a skulk of foxes are among the animals reported sickened and dying after a catastrophic train derailment led to a chemical burn in Ohio – Insider
- Thousands of dead fish and contamination in waterways: How the Ohio train derailment is affecting the environment – CBS News
- Video of Chickens Allegedly Killed by Ohio Chemical Spill Viewed 2m Times – Newsweek
- Worried residents near Ohio train derailment report dead fish and chickens as authorities say it’s safe to return – NBC News
EPA Doesn’t Know Why
43,000+ Animals Were Found Dead Within A 5 Mile Radius
- Animal Deaths Calculated At 43,700 Following Train Derailment In East Palestine – HuffPost
- East Palestine Train Derailment Killed at Least 43,000 Animals – Gizmodo
- East Palestine train derailment killed more than 43,000 fish and animals, officials say – USA Today
- Estimated animal death toll from Ohio train derailment tops 43,700 as time frame for environmental recovery remains uncertain, officials say – CBS News
- In 10 days, the number of dead aquatic animals found near the Ohio train derailment jumped from 3,500 to over 43,000 – Insider
- More than 43,000 aquatic animals are dead near Ohio train derailment – The Washington Post
- Officials up estimate of animals killed by Ohio derailment to nearly 44,000 – The Hill
- Ohio train derailment killed more than 43,000 aquatic animals, say local officials – New York Daily News
- ODNR update on East Palestine: More than 43,000 fish died in train derailment – ABC 5 Cleveland
- ODNR Update on East Palestine Train Derailment Impact to Wildlife – ODNR
Press Conference
Reporter Arrested
Officials Say: “Water is Safe To Drink” – “No Local Impact” – “Trust the Government”
- EPA chief weighs in on latest air, water testing after Ohio train derailment – ABC News
- EPA administrator says there are no concerns after derailment in East Palestine – NPR
- EPA Administrator Michael Regan tells East Palestine residents air and water are safe – CBS Pittsburgh
- EPA Administrator Michael Regan ‘The Drinking Water Is Safe for Those Homes That Have Been Tested’ and Deemed ‘Safe’ CNSNews
- EPA chief, Ohio governor drink tap water near train derailment site after heavy criticism – Fox News
- ‘Trust the government’ EPA seeks to reassure Ohio residents near toxic spill Ohio train derailment The Guardian
- Wait, Did Officials Just Pretend to Drink the Tap Water in East Palestine? – The Byte
Water Concerns
- Are chemicals from East Palestine train derailment in the Ohio River? – WCPO
- ‘Disgusting’: Ohio Senator Finds ‘Chemicals’ In East Palestine Water – NTD
- East Palestine families want reassurance well water is safe to drink after train derailment – News 5 Cleveland
- East Palestine train derailment- Is Cincinnati water safe to drink? – Cincinnati Enquirer
- How to Test Drinking Water for Toxic Chemicals After Ohio Train Derailment – Newsweek
- Is the Ohio River contaminated? East Palestine train derailment sparks concerns over water – Columbus Dispatch
- Ohio River Drinking Water Map: Toxic Chemical Spill Raises Impact Concerns – Newsweek
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Ohio Toxic Spill Risks Contaminating Local Water Supplies for 5M People – Newsweek
- Ohio train derailment chemicals spilled into Ohio River – WTRF
- Ohio train derailment prompts water utility across state lines to take precautions as health concerns mount – Fox News
- Waterways along Ohio River still contaminated following train derailment carrying hazardous materials: Officials – ABC News
Air Concerns
- Air around East Palestine still has high chemical levels — but risk isn’t ‘imminent,’ researchers say. Some local residents have complained about unusual ailments such as bloody noses and dizziness. – POLITICO
- Independent testing in East Palestine echoes EPA, finds some air contaminants. Several key contaminants tested below levels of concern for intermediate exposures, though levels of at least one chemical, acrolein, could pose longer-term concern. – NBC News
- Report questions accuracy of air quality testing in East Palestine – NBC4 WCMH-TV
- Toxic air pollutants in East Palestine could pose long-term risks, researchers say – The Washington Post
Dioxin
- Analysis: Did dangerous substances spread after the Ohio train derailment? – PBS
- Dioxins have forced entire towns to relocate. Testing could reveal if they threaten East Palestine. In key ways, the smoke-belching fire in Ohio offered the right recipe to create dioxins, which can linger in soil and animals. – NBC News
- Dioxins likely in East Palestine — EPA refuses to test – Workers World
- East Palestine residents should be testing for dioxins in soil and water, experts say – Ideastream Public Media
- East Palestine train wreck may have created largest dioxin plume in world history – NaturalNews.com
- Experts react to dioxin concerns in E. Palestine after Senators call on EPA for tests – WFMJ.com
- Here’s the real reason the EPA doesn’t want to test for toxins in East Palestine: The agency is familiar with dioxins, having researched its adverse effects, and if they test the soil in East Palestine for it, they will find it – The Guardian
- Levels of carcinogenic chemical near Ohio derailment site far above safe limit – The Guardian
- Ohio senators call on Ohio EPA, U.S. EPA to monitor East Palestine for dioxins – WLWT
- Ohio Senators Demand Answers on Dioxin Monitoring in East Palestine – Breitbart
Company is Responsible
White Noise
- After a train derailment, Ohio residents are living the plot of a movie they helped make – WLWT
- After a train derailment, residents are living the plot of a movie they helped make – CNN
- An extra in a disaster movie about a toxic train derailment was evacuated in Ohio after the exact same thing happened in real life – Insider
- Deadly Ohio train derailment eerily ‘predicted’ on Netflix: ‘Scary’ – New York Post
- Netflix disaster movie ‘White Noise’- A case of when life imitates art for family evacuated in Ohio – AS USA
- Ohio Train Derailment Evacuee Is Living a Real-Life Version of the Disaster Movie He Appeared in as an Extra – People
- Ohio train derailment ‘predicted’ by 2022 Netflix movie – The Independent
- Man forced to evacuate in Ohio train derailment and chemical spill was in Netflix movie about eerily similar disaster – The Independent
- ‘We’re trapped’: The East Palestine family who appeared in Adam Driver disaster movie White Noise about train derailment that caused toxic cloud and town to be evacuated… and are now experiencing it for real – Daily Mail
Norfolk “Accidently” Asked Residents to Sign a “Hold Harmless” Agreement in Order to Receive Testing
Lawyers Warn Not to Sign Paper for $1,000 “Inconvenience Fee” Offered with Clause Added “That’s Payment in Full For Everything” which could Hinder Future Legal Claims
- East Palestine residents confused over reimbursement payment eligibility- WKYC
- Ohio train crash forces Norfolk Southern to pay ‘inconvenience fees’ – Fox Business
- Norfolk Southern Offering ‘Inconvenience’ Compensation – The Intelligencer
- Railroad offering ‘inconvenience’ compensation; attorney stressing caution – Salem News
- Attorney leery of $1,000 ‘inconvenience’ checks Norfolk Southern is offering victims of East Palestine train derailment – cleveland.com
- Attorney warning East Palestine residents about $1,000 Norfolk Southern ‘payments’ – 9 News
- Attorney wary reimbursement for East Palestine evacuation could hinder future legal claims – ABC 5 Cleveland
- Railroad offering ‘inconvenience’ compensation – The Times Leader
Only People Within a 1 Mile Radius are Eligible for Compensation
Erin Brockovich Visits East Palestine and is Named in a Law Enforcement Report as a “Special Interest Terrorist”
Private Environmental Consultants and Police Control the Site
Testing by Norfolk
- Many in East Palestine, Skeptical of Official Tests, Seek Out Their Own: The moves reflect residents’ deep-seated mistrust of government screenings of toxic chemicals and fears of long-term effects from the train derailment. – The New York Times
- The Company Testing Air in East Palestine Homes Was Hired by Norfolk Southern. Experts Say That Testing Isn’t Enough — ProPublica
Testing by Independent Labs
- High levels of chemicals could pose long-term risks at Ohio train derailment site, researchers say – CNN
- High Levels of Toxic Chemicals Detected in East Palestine Soil After Train Derailment – Democracy Now!
- Independent testing finds carcinogens in East Palestine – Rush Hour – News Nation Now
- Independent lab testing finds elevated levels of chemical of concern in air near East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment – CNN
- Levels of carcinogenic chemical near Ohio derailment site far above safe limit – Ohio train derailment – The Guardian
- Ohio toxic train disaster leads to more concerns in other states while scientists say chemical tests in East Palestine are unusually high – CW Tampa
- Ohio train derailment- Conerns in other states grow as scientists say chemical tests in East Palestine are unusually high – CNN
- Private firm skeptical of East Palestine testing – WYTV
- Scientists find air pollution in East Palestine which could impact long term health, despite EPA assurances – The Independent
The “Clean Up” Job
Clean Up Workers Getting Sick and Report Symptoms of Illness
- After workers report health problems, OSHA investigates Norfolk Southern for East Palestine cleanup site – Ideastream Public Media
- East Palestine Plants Suspend Operations as Workers Get Sick – The Business Journal
- East Palestine cleanup crews report feeling sick – Washington Times
- East Palestine train derailment site workers are getting sick, union says – Fox News
- Now clean-up workers are falling sick at East Palestine toxic train derailment site – Daily Mail Online
- Subject: Norfolk Southern Is Dangerous to America – American Rail System Federation of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters – LETTER – PDF
- Labor unions say East Palestine cleanup site workers are falling ill – Axios
- Now CLEAN-UP workers at East Palestine toxic train derailment site are falling sick with ‘migraines and nausea’ – as scandal-hit boss of rail firm prepares for Senate face-off – Daily Mail
- Rail Union Says Workers Getting Sick After East Palestine Derailment – The Epoch Times
- Rail unions tell Biden officials workers have fallen ill at Norfolk Southern derailment site: Leaders from 12 unions met with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Amit Bose, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. – NBC News
- Rail workers cleaning toxic Ohio derailment getting sick, unions leaders say as they press WH to do more – New York Post
- Rail Workers Cleaning Up Ohio Train Derailment Say They Were Never Given Proper Protective Gear – The New Republic
- Rail workers cleaning up after the East Palestine train derailment are now reporting strange, troubling health issues – The Cool Down – MSN
Before the Accident, Norfolk Successfully Lobbied the Trump Administration to Decrease Safety Regulations
- Before Ohio derailment, Norfolk Southern lobbied against safety rules – The Washington Post
- Rail Companies Blocked Safety Rules Before Ohio Derailment – The Lever
- Trump Forgets to Mention the Train Safety Regulations He Gutted During Visit to East Palestine, Ohio – Vanity Fair
- Trump’s environmental rollbacks in focus on visit to Ohio toxic train site – The Guardian
- Trump’s Ohio Visit Puts Spotlight on Rail-Safety Rules He Ended – Bloomberg