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Latest Ohio derailment poses no public risk, officials say

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — ed water source, meaning
Authorities in Ohio say there there is no risk to public wa-
is no indication of any risk to ter systems or private wells.
public health from the de- The shelter-in-place order
railment of a Norfolk South- affected only four or five
ern cargo train between homes, officials said.
Dayton and Columbus, the No injuries to the public or
second derailment of a to the train's two-person
company train in the state crew were reported, he
in a month. said. The cause of the de-
Norfolk Southern and Clark railment is under investiga-
County officials say 28 of tion and the findings will be
the southbound train's 212 turned over to the Federal
cars, including four empty Railroad Administration,
tankers, derailed at about Barner said.
4:45 p.m. Saturday in Ohio Governor Mike DeW-
Springfield Township near ine said late Saturday night
a business park and the that President Biden and
county fairgrounds. Spring- Transportation Secretary
field is about 46 miles (74 Pete Buttigieg had called
km) west of the state capi- him "to offer help from the
tal of Columbus. federal government."
As a precaution, residents On Feb. 3, 38 cars of a Nor-
living within 1,000 feet were folk Southern freight train in
asked to shelter in place Multiple cars of a Norfolk Southern train lie toppled after derailing at a train crossing with Ohio 41 East Palestine, in northeast
and responding firefight- in Clark County, Ohio, Saturday, March 4, 2023. Ohio near Pennsylvania,
ers deployed the county Associated Press derailed and several of the
hazmat team as a pre- train's cars carrying hazard-
caution, but officials early spillage at the site," officials bama, were carrying liquid that derailed had previ- ous materials burned.
Sunday said there was "no said. propane, and a couple ously carried diesel exhaust Though no one was injured,
indication of any injuries or Officials confirmed Sunday more were carrying etha- fluid and the other two had nearby neighborhoods in
risk to public health at this afternoon that no hazard- nol. The rest of the train was residual amounts of poly- both states were imperiled.
time." ous materials were involved made up of mixed freight, acrylamide water solution, The crash prompted an
A crew from Norfolk South- in the derailment. such as steel and finished which Barner said is an ad- evacuation of about half
ern, the hazmat team and Norfolk Southern general automobiles, he said. ditive commonly used in the town's roughly 5,000
the Ohio Environmental manager Kraig Barner said, "A lot of the cars that were wastewater treatment. residents, an ongoing multi-
Protection Agency "each however, that a couple actually derailed were County officials say envi- governmental emergency
independently examined of other cars on the train empty boxcars," Barner ronmental officials have response and lingering wor-
the crash site and verified heading from Bellevue, said. Officials said two of confirmed that the derail- ries among villagers of long-
there was no evidence of Ohio, to Birmingham, Ala- the four empty tanker cars ment is not near a protect- term health impacts.q

Texas congressman who broke with GOP is censured

over votes that included lican leader Kevin McCar- debate the resolution.
supporting new gun safe- thy became speaker. There were no public com-
ty laws after the Uvalde Gonzales was defiant be- ments by members before
school shooting in his dis- fore the vote and did not or after the executive ses-
trict. attend the meeting of Tex- sion, and the vote was held
The Republican Party of as GOP leaders and activ- about one minute after the
Texas voted 57-5 with one ists in Austin. meeting resumed, followed
abstention, underlining "We'll see how that goes," by applause and cheers
how the two-term con- he told reporters in San An- from committee members.
gressman's willingness to tonio on Thursday. In practical terms, a cen-
break with conservatives Gonzales spent the day sure allows the state party
on key issues during his short working, according to Sar- to come off the sidelines if
time in office has caused ah Young, his spokesper- Gonzales runs again in 2024
GOP activists and some son. and to spend money to re-
colleagues to bristle. "He talked to veterans, mind primary voters about
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, center, accompanied by House That independent streak in- visited with Border Patrol the rebuke. Passage of a
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and House cludes opposing a sweep- agents, and met constitu- censure required a three-
Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., right, ing House GOP immigration ents," Young said in a state- fifths majority, or 39 votes of
speaks at a news conference on the steps of the Capitol in proposal over the U.S.-Mex- ment. "The Republican Par- the State Republican Exec-
Washington, July 29, 2021. ico border, which includes ty of Texas would be wise utive Committee, accord-
Associated Press
a large portion of his South to follow his lead and do ing to committee Chair
Texas district. He has also some actual work." Matt Rinaldi.
By PAUL J. WEBER and KEN publican U.S. Rep. Tony voted to defend same-sex The vote followed an hour- More than a dozen county
MILLER Gonzales of Texas was cen- marriage and was an out- long, closed-door execu- GOP clubs in Gonzales' dis-
Associated Press sured Saturday in a rare right "no" against a House tive session in which party trict had already approved
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Re- move by his state party rules package after Repub- members were allowed to local censure resolutions.q