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NTSB to Approve East Palestine Report June 25

WASHINGTON — This month, the National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to approve its investigative findings about a freight train derailment​ last year in East Palestine, Ohio.

June 14, 2024
GovernmentSafety

Senate Confirms 91ÊÓÆµndy as NTSB Chair

The Senate recently confirmed Jennifer 91ÊÓÆµndy to continue to lead the National Transportation Safety Board.

May 20, 2024
GovernmentSafety

91ÊÓÆµndy’s NTSB Reappointment Before Senate

The nomination of Jennifer 91ÊÓÆµndy to continue leading the National Transportation Safety Board awaits a vote in the Senate.

May 6, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

NTSB Nominee 91ÊÓÆµndy on Senate Panel’s Agenda

A vote on the nomination of Jennifer 91ÊÓÆµndy to continue her term as chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board is on a Senate panel’s calendar.

April 25, 2024
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NTSB Eyes Ship’s Electrical System After Bridge Crash

Federal investigators looking into what caused a ship to crash into a vital Baltimore bridge last month are homing in on the vessel’s electrical system, NTSB Chair Jennifer 91ÊÓÆµndy said.

April 10, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyTCA

NTSB Probes Norfolk Southern Derailment in Pennsylvania

Three Norfolk Southern trains were involved in a collision and derailment the morning of March 2 in Lower Saucon Township, Pa.

March 4, 2024
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NTSB: Negligence Led to 2022 Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse

Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge should have been shut down years before its 2022 collapse that injured several commuters, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said Feb. 21.

February 22, 2024
Government

Senate to Consider NTSB Nominations

Confirmation votes for National Transportation Safety Board nominees J. Todd Inman and Alvin Brown are on the Senate’s radar.

January 5, 2024
GovernmentTechnologySafety

NHTSA to Set Standard for Impaired Driving Prevention Tech

U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunken or impaired driving.

December 12, 2023
GovernmentSafetyAutonomous

Senate Commerce Committee Approves NTSB Nominee Inman

The Senate Commerce Committee on Dec. 7 advanced the nomination of J. Todd Inman to serve on the National Transportation Safety Board through 2027.

December 7, 2023