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Ohio Train Derailment: What Went Wrong?

Feb. 15, 2023
A look at how other Endeavor Business Media publications are following the East Palestine train disaster.

The ongoing environmental disaster in eastern Ohio, sparked by a Feb. 3 train derailment, continues. Several publications from our parent company, Endeavor Business Media, deal with safety, transportation, water systems and other topics relevant to the situation.

The following stories reflect what we know now about the situation in East Palestine, Ohio, from the point of view of those industry experts:

Ohio EPA Asserts Low Contamination Risk from Train DerailmentWaterWorld details the latest news from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, declaring contamination from the chemical releases contained.

Toxic Chemical Cleanup Continues After Train DerailmentChemical Processing discusses how emergency crews were handling dangerous chemicals and how environmental agencies were dealing with controlled releases of chemicals.

Outrage, Concerns Grow as More Info on Ohio Toxic Train Derailment SurfacesFirehouse offers a video from “The Today Show” and a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the environmental impacts of the derailment.

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