Cleanup crews in East Palestine, Ohio report feeling sick
Jonathan Long of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees reported the issue Wednesday in a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio Republican.
The letter claims that workers were not given proper protective gear to facilitate the cleanup, including eye protection and respirators.The company denies the union’s charges of wrongdoing.
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Ohio Gov. DeWine returns to East PalestineTo date, the U.S. EPA has not detected contaminants associated with the derailment while testing air quality within area homes, said DeWine.
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Ohio’s U.S. Senators to introduce bipartisan rail safety bill after East Palestine train disasterOhio and Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators say they’re introducing a bipartisan rail safety bill Wednesday that’s intended to prevent future train catastrophes like the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Ohio Senators Lead Rail-Safety Push After East Palestine Train DerailmentOhio senators are leading a bipartisan effort to respond to last month’s train derailment in their state, proposing legislation that would subject railroads to a series of new federal safety regulations and increase fines for wrongdoing
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Ohio governor says making East Palestine safe 'can't happen overnight'Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told a camera crew on Wednesday that making East Palestine safe after February's Norfolk Southern train derailment would not happen 'overnight.'
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