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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

Capito Votes No On Rail Safety Bill Prompted By East Palestine Derailment

The Railway Safety Act passed the Commerce Science and Transportation Committee Wednesday on a bipartisan 16 to 11 vote.

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Fruit Farmers, Derailment Waste And Treating Substance Use Disorder On This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, this past winter was unseasonably mild. As Chris Schulz reports, that’s put some of the state’s fruit farmers in an unexpectedly precarious position.

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Government Curtis Tate,

Railroads Slow Down Push To Reduce Train Crew Sizes, But It May Not Last

Two of the nation’s biggest railroads have paused their push to change train crew size in their contract negotiations with workers. Still, railroad labor leaders don’t think the companies will give up.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

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.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

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.

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