After the train derailment that blanketed East Palestine in toxic fumes, Norfolk Southern has undertaken a massive cleanup operation. Still, residents complain of ongoing symptoms that they attribute to chemical exposure and question the long-term health consequences.
Two years after derailment, trains with toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine
After a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed a toxic cloud that drove thousands in East Palestine from their homes, freight trains with the same chemicals central to that disaster roll through town — with few steps taken by lawmakers to prevent another disaster.
D.C. Council bill would prohibit utility shutoffs in summer, winter
When Ericka Yarborough fell behind on her utility bills last winter, Pepco shut off the power in her Columbia Heights apartment, which stayed off for nearly eight months. A proposal before the D.C. Council this year would expand utility protections by guaranteeing electricity and gas connection throughout the summer and winter months.