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Earlier Warning Might Have Spared Ohio A Derailment, Investigator Says

"A U.S. train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in an Ohio town might have been avoided if the railway company's alarm system had given engineers an earlier warning that bearings were overheating, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday with the release of a preliminary investigation."

Source: Reuters, 02/24/2023

"EPA To Take Control Of Ohio Derailment Response"

"The Environmental Protection Agency will take control of the response to the Ohio train derailment and order rail company Norfolk Southern to clean up the contamination, the agency said Tuesday, the Biden administration’s strongest response yet to the disaster."

Source: Washington Post, 02/22/2023

Biggest Calif. Environmental Cleanup Leaves Lead Contamination, Angst

"California's largest and most expensive environmental cleanup has failed to properly remove lead pollution from some homes and neighborhoods near a notorious battery recycler in southeast Los Angeles County, leaving residents at continued risk, a Los Angeles Times investigation shows."

Source: LA Times, 02/21/2023

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