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Biden ‘applauds’ bipartisan rail safety law after Ohio derailment
Biden ‘applauds’ bipartisan rail safety law after Ohio derailment
US President Joe Biden said in a statement that he applauds the bipartisan Rail Safety Act, a new bill aimed at strengthening safety requirements for trains carrying hazardous materials in the United States following the recent train derailment and subsequent disaster in Ohio.
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“I applaud the bipartisan group of senators for proposing rail safety legislation that provides many of the solutions my administration is calling for,” the statement said Thursday. According to Biden, if passed, the new legislation will be progressively newer and safer. tank cars over the next two years instead of the next decade and increase safety by requiring hot box detectors every 10 miles to avoid derailments similar to the one in East Palestine, Ohio. The legislation would also increase fines for safety violations from the current cap of $225,000 to the greater of $1 million or 1% of a railroad’s annual operating revenue, the statement added. To date, Biden has not traveled to eastern Palestine after the derailment and has come under heavy criticism from Republican lawmakers and journalists for his trip to Kyiv amid what happened in Ohio. Earlier in the day, while addressing the media after the Senate Democrat luncheon, the US president said he “will be there [in East Palestine] at some point,” but did not specify when exactly he would be visiting the small Ohio village. On February 3, a train carrying 20 Norfolk Southern wagons with hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. A large fire broke out due to the derailment, leading officials to burn vinyl chloride inside five of the tank cars to prevent a catastrophic explosion. The accident released toxic chemicals, including hydrogen chloride, phosgene, butyl acrylate and ethylene, into the environment. The CEO of Norfolk Southern has been heavily criticized by locals and political leaders for the lack of commitment after the disaster. The company’s chairman traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, but Norfolk Southern representatives failed to show up for a public meeting last week where residents gathered, citing fear of physical threats. Despite repeated assurances that the air and water are safe, locals have told Sputnik of recent health impacts including headaches, ski n burns and irritated eyes as well as anxiety deal with long-term health risks such as cancer. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources told Sputnik in mid-February that about 3,500 fish had died in waterways near the derailment site.
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“I commend the bipartisan group of senators for proposing rail safety legislation that provides many of the solutions my administration is calling for,” the statement said Thursday.
“This legislation gives us tools to hold companies to account to prevent terrible tragedies like the Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Palestine and to bring these communities together.”
According to Biden, if passed, the new legislation will phase in newer, safer tank cars over the next two years instead of the next decade and increase safety by requiring hotbox detectors every 10 miles. to avoid derailments similar to the one in East Palestine, Ohio. .
The legislation would also increase fines for safety violations from the current cap of $225,000 to the greater of $1 million or 1% of a railroad’s annual operating revenue, the statement added.
To date, Biden has not traveled to eastern Palestine after the derailment and has come under heavy criticism from Republican lawmakers and journalists for his trip to Kyiv amid what happened in Ohio.
Earlier in the day, while addressing the media after the Senate Democrat luncheon, the US president said he “will be there [in East Palestine] sometime,” but didn’t say when exactly he would be visiting the tiny Ohio village.
Residents of eastern Palestine reportedly suffer from ‘chemical bronchitis’ after train derailment
On February 3, a train carrying 20 Norfolk Southern wagons with hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. A large fire broke out due to the derailment, leading officials to burn vinyl chloride inside five of the tank cars to prevent a catastrophic explosion. The accident released toxic chemicals, including hydrogen chloride, phosgene, butyl acrylate and ethylene, into the environment.
The CEO of Norfolk Southern has been heavily criticized by locals and political leaders for his lack of commitment following the disaster. The company’s president traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, but Norfolk Southern representatives failed to show up for a public meeting last week where residents gathered, citing fear of physical threats.
Despite repeated assurances that the air and water are safe, locals told Sputnik of recent health effects, including headaches, burns to the skin and irritated eyes, as well as anxiety about long-term health risks such as cancer. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources told Sputnik in mid-February that about 3,500 fish had died in waterways near the derailment site.
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