Safety

A federal judge approved a $600 million class-action settlement that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles of last year’s derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

The Biden administration is pressuring three major rail companies to provide their workers with paid sick days, aiming to expand the benefit into an industrywide norm.

Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it sweeps past Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on its way to a collision Sept. 26 with Florida, where it has already triggered evacuations.

WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — An evacuation order remained in effect Sept. 25 for residents in an Ohio community as crews continued to work at the scene of a dangerous chemical leak.

A dangerous chemical leak from a railcar has spurred an evacuation order in an Ohio town.

Grain workers at Canada’s largest port went on strike Sept. 24 over a dispute regarding hours and pay, creating what an industry association called a “devastating” situation for farmers.

BALTIMORE — The state of Maryland has added to the legal troubles facing the owner and operator of the containership Dali, which caused the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act seeks to simplify the credentialing process for essential transportation workers.

Descartes Systems Group has acquired MyCarrierPortal, a U.S.-based provider of carrier onboarding and risk monitoring services for the trucking industry.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration introduced a draft regulation that would ban automakers in the U.S. from selling vehicles with important components and software from China and Russia.