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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to visit Ohio town affected by toxic train derailment

Headline from WMUR, on the newest of 2 developments

The secretary has come under intense pressure from East Palestine residents and other critics to visit the town in the wake of the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train that released toxic chemicals.

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  1. Buttigieg urges safety changes after fiery Ohio derailment

    Headline from WTOL Toledo ·

  2. Newest

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to visit Ohio town affected by toxic train derailment

    Headline from WMUR ·

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  1. WTOL Toledo

    Buttigieg urges safety changes after fiery Ohio derailment (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    Even though government data shows that derailments have declined in recent years, there were still 1,049 of them last year.

  2. FOX 5 New York

    Buttigieg urges railroads to improve safety changes after fiery Ohio derailment (opens FOX 5 New York)

    Published

    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced safety reforms Tuesday and said the Department of Transportation will hold the railroad responsible for safety violations that contributed to the Feb. 3 crash near the Pennsylvania border.

  3. FOX Business

    Buttigieg calls for safety reforms after Ohio train derailment (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is calling on the U.S. rail industry to take immediate steps to improve safety following the train derailment in Ohio.

  4. Fox News

    Another train derails in Midwest as Pete Buttigieg announces visit to Ohio crash site (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Another train has derailed in the Midwest, this time in Gothenburg, Nebraska. The incident came as DoT Sec. Pete Buttigieg announced plans to visit the Ohio derailment.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Ohio train derailment: Buttigieg to visit East Palestine following toxic crash: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is reportedly set to visit the site of a train derailment that released toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.

  6. WMUR

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to visit Ohio town affected by toxic train derailment (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The secretary has come under intense pressure from East Palestine residents and other critics to visit the town in the wake of the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train that released toxic chemicals.

  7. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Buttigieg visits Ohio train derailment site ahead of preliminary report (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    The derailment led to evacuations and fears of air and water contamination after a controlled burn of toxic chemicals.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Buttigieg visits site of Ohio train derailment that sent toxic chemicals into the air (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits the site of a train derailment in Ohio, the cause of which is under investigation by the NTSB.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Buttigieg Visits Site Of Train Derailment, Three Weeks After Toxic Crash (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Pete Buttigieg visited the site of the toxic train derailment in Ohio Thursday, nearly three weeks after the fiery wreck forced residents out of their homes.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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