President Trumpwith the College Football National Champions Ohio State University

President Trumpwith the College Football National Champions Ohio State University

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, right, shakes hands with a member of the 2025 College Football National Champions - The Ohio State University, as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, April 14, 2025. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Attorney General Pam Bondi, center, greets Interior Secretary Doug Burgum as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine looks on before President Donald Trump delivered remarks during a governors working session in the State Dining Room at the White House Feb. 21, 2025. (Francis Chung/POLITICO)

Questions swirl around U.S. hazmat train derailment

STORY: Questions swirl around U.S. hazmat train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP(English)XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "The hazardous material train derailment that occurred in the northeastern U.S. state of Ohio on Feb. 3 is continuing to raise questions and fuel public distrust of U.S. authorities. Fears of a possible explosion prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents and a so-called controlled release and burning of the chemicals on Feb. 6, releasing toxic and potentially deadly fumes into the air. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said he was informed that the train was not considered a 'high hazardous material train,' and therefore, Ohio was not notified in advance that it was passing through. Mary Mertz, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, said that the department has observ