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Change is coming to the rail industry in the U.S. — but whether it's for the better or worse depends on who you ask.
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The first day of the National Transportation Safety Board's investigative hearings into the East Palestine train derailment covered hazard communications, emergency responder preparedness and the decision to vent and burn the vinyl chloride in five tank cars.
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Many have questions about the controlled chemical burn's impact on their physical health — and those concerns have led to a concurrent mental toll that the small village isn't equipped to handle.
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ProPublica analyzed 600+ train accident reports from 20 years, raising questions on whether longer trains with fewer crews cause more derailments.
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Ohio's attorney general has filed a 58-count complaint against Norfolk Southern seeking recovery of costs, damages and civil penalties for the derailment, which he said was "entirely avoidable."
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Federal authorities tracked nearly 50 train derailments in Ohio just last year.
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Officials from the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency say there's no indication East Palestine's agriculture system was impacted by February's rain derailment.
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Elected officials Michele Grim of Ohio (D) and Mike Jacobson of Nebraska (R) are working on passing legislation surrounding rail safety in their respective states, with the hopes it will become federal law as well.
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Executive Director Richard Harrison will also talk about how some of the agency's equipment needs to be replaced.
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Experts say the presence of dioxins in East Palestine is likely, but the amount and risk level will remain unknown without proper testing.