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Cleanup continues, Feb. 24, 2023, at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Norfolk Southern and East Palestine announce $22 million settlement after 2023 derailment

Associated Press

FILE - Debris from a Norfolk Southern freight train lies scattered and burning along the tracks on Feb. 4, 2023, the day after it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

AP Exclusive: EPA did not declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the night before burn in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2023. About 1,000 engineers and conductors who work for Norfolk Southern will soon be able to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without any fear of discipline. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Too little, too late: Biden to travel to East Palestine, Ohio, nearly a year after toxic train crash

By Jeff Mordock and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio, continues on Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

6 months after the East Palestine train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new rules for safety

By Stephen Groves and Josh Funk - Associated Press

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, testifies before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on improving rail safety in response to the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Rail industry a casualty of Sen. Sherrod Brown’s drive for early bucks

By Brian McNicoll

Bipartisan RAIL Act will fast track pragmatic changes to rail industry

By U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, on Feb. 6, 2023. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw is set to testify before an Ohio Senate rail safety panel on Tuesday, April 18, more than two months after the fiery train derailment rocked the village of East Palestine. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Rail CEO to testify in Ohio Senate about fiery derailment

By Samantha Hendrickson - Associated Press

President Joe Biden waves as he and first lady Jill Biden exit Air Force One as they arrive at Ottawa International Airport, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Where’d you go, Joe? Jetsetter Biden travels the world — but noticeably avoids East Palestine, Ohio

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One at North Island Naval Air Station, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Frequent travels have yet to take Biden to Ohio town beleaguered by toxic spill

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A view of the scene Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio. The Ohio attorney general said Tuesday, March 14, that the state filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine train derailment

By John Seewer - Associated Press

A plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of the controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, Feb. 6, 2023. After the catastrophic train car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some officials are raising concerns about a type of toxic substance that tends to stay in the environment. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Bipartisan group of senators proposes railway safety bill after East Palestine derailment

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, near the site of the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

White House defends response to Ohio train derailment, dismisses criticism of Buttigieg

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the East Palestine Fire Department as he visits the area in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

Trump assures community near Ohio train derailment ‘you are not forgotten,’ dings Biden for no-show

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the New Portal North Bridge project held in Kearny, N.J., Monday, Aug 1, 2022. A group of environmental and racial justice organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday, Nov. 17, against the U.S. Department of Transportation and Buttigieg. The lawsuit aims to halt a Gulf Coast road project that the group says will harm the environment near historic Black neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

Where’s Pete? Ohio train derailment spurs more criticism of Biden’s transportation secretary

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. On Friday, Feb. 17, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming a video of a purple cloud looming over a street as a car drives underneath shows East Palestine, Ohio, after a recent freight train derailment and intentional burning of some of the hazardous chemicals on board.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Biden administration counters criticism of response to Ohio train derailment

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train, Feb. 6, 2023. After toxic chemicals were released into the air from a wrecked train in Ohio, evacuated residents remain in the dark about what toxic substances are lingering in their vacated neighborhoods while they await approval to return home. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Toxic gases connected to Ohio train derailment cause concern

By Brittany Peterson and Seth Borenstein - Associated Press