NTSB

Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, May. 24, 2024

East Palestine Settlement Includes Safety Rules In Stalled Senate Bill

As part of the settlement, Norfolk Southern is required to make safety improvements that were in a bill the Senate Commerce Committee approved last year.

Continue Reading Take Me to More News

Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, May. 06, 2024

Federal, State Agencies Quiet About Mountain Valley Pipeline Failure

Groups that oppose the Mountain Valley Pipeline say last week’s failure in Roanoke County, Virginia, shows the risks the project poses to communities and property.

Continue Reading Take Me to More News

Government Curtis Tate, Mar. 27, 2024

Point Pleasant's Silver Bridge Disaster In 1967 Improved Bridge Safety

The Silver Bridge collapse, on the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, killed 46 people. After it, the Federal Highway Administration began using National Bridge Inspection Standards.

Continue Reading Take Me to More News

Government Curtis Tate, Jan. 11, 2024

Capito: Senate Will Hold Hearing On Boeing 737 MAX 9 Panel Failure

Capito, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, says a hearing will be held “sooner than later” on the door panel that detached from a MAX aircraft in midflight.

Continue Reading Take Me to More News

Recent Stories

Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Mar. 23, 2023

East Palestine First Responders Faced Communications Gap With Railroad

Not one of the first responders on the scene had access to an app that was created by the rail industry precisely for that kind of situation.

Continue Reading Take Me to More News

Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Mar. 22, 2023

Capito Asks Why East Palestine Train Was Not Considered High Hazard

Officials at the scene made the decision to vent and burn five tank cars of vinyl chloride, creating a column of black smoke that darkened the sky over the community.

Continue Reading Take Me to More News

Load More Articles