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Evacuation order lifted after hazardous Ohio train derailment, fire

Ohioans who live in the area where a derailed train filled with hazardous chemicals derailed were allowed to return to their homes after an evacuation order was lifted Wednesday, officials said.

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Driver dead after hazmat spill on Tucson freeway forces evacuation,...

A commercial tanker truck rolled over on Interstate 10 in Tucson Tuesday and began leaking liquid nitric acid, the Arizona Department of Safety said.

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Locals near Ohio train derailment feel ‘very uneasy’ over health concerns

Residents living near the site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment are blasting the Biden Administration and the EPA for their response to the crisis.

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Scientists warn of potentially serious health risks following Ohio train...

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, may have been exposed to serious health risks — including cancer — from toxic materials carried on a train that derailed on Feb. 3, experts warn.

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Water near Ohio train derailment appears oily, contaminated: ‘EPA is LYING’

Disturbing video shows what appears to be a contaminated creek in East Palestine, Ohio, after the recent derailment of a train there carrying toxic materials.

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FEMA sends help to East Palestine, Ohio 2 weeks after toxic train disaster

The Biden administration sent federal emergency officials to the site of Ohio's toxic train derailment two weeks after the disaster.

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Pete Buttigieg slams Norfolk Southern amid criticism over his response to...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg penned a letter to the CEO of Norfolk Southern, alleging that the railway company is putting profits over safety after the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Buttigieg to visit Ohio ‘when the time is right’— after avoiding wreck for weeks

Embattled Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday he will travel to Ohio "when the time is right" to review the devastating effects of the train derailment.

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East Palestine mayor rips Biden for visiting Ukraine over Ohio train site

Mayor Trent Conaway accused Biden of abandoning his domestic responsibilities, calling the president's decision not to visit, "the biggest slap in the face."

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Goya ships ready-made meals to ‘forgotten’ East Palestine after train...

"East Palestine has been treated like a forgotten town, and while this may be a small community, it is not a forgotten community by Goya," the company said.

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EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean East Palestine train derailment site

Federal regulators stepped in to ensure Norfolk Southern exhausts all available measures to sanitize the air and water contaminated during the Feb. 3 train wreckage in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Activist Erin Brockovich warns Ohio town of dangers after train crash

“You want to be heard, but you're going to be told it's safe, you're going to be told not to worry,” Brockovich said. “That's just rubbish, because you're going to worry. Communities want to be seen...

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Toxic air in East Palestine may pose long-term risks, researchers find —...

An independent analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data from the Ohio train derailment site found that nine of the toxic chemicals detected could pose long-term health risks if they continue at...

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Rail workers cleaning toxic Ohio derailment getting sick, unions leaders say...

The meeting comes after labor leaders claimed that workers at the site of the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment have fallen ill with "migraines and nausea" and do not have crucial protective gear.

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The new ‘blasphemy’, Dems’ Kamala conundrum and other commentary

Does Kamala Harris "have any political identity at all with swing voters, or the public at large, that could lead them to conclude she could step up to the presidency?"

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Work begins to clean up train derailment in Montana’s Yellowstone River

Two of the cars were submerged, and a dive team was deployed to gather more information, Archer said in a statement.

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Couple gets married in burn unit after groom suffers grisly chemical burns on...

"Even though my condition, it still didn't stop me from marrying the woman of my dreams."

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declares state of emergency after train derails,...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Wednesday after a train derailed in Livingston and spilled chemicals that caught on fire, sending plumes of smoke into the air.

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200-gallon sulfuric acid spill shuts down Atlanta highway, two first...

Severe exposure to the substance can be fatal.

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30 feet of fire suppression foam blanket Houston airport hangar in messy mishap

The foamy mess looked nearly undistinguishable from real snow -- if it wasn't for the surrounding bare ground -- in aerial footage of the hangar Thursday morning.

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