4 days ago · East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from the disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that prompted a national reckoning on railroad safety.. The settlement is to be used for priorities the village identifies in connection with …

5 days ago · Norfolk Southern and East Palestine, Ohio, reached a settlement over the February 2023 derailment that sent toxic chemicals into the area's air, soil and creeks, the village and company said in a ...

5 days ago · Jan. 28 (UPI) --The government of East Palestine, Ohio, reached a settlement with rail operator Norfolk Southern over the 2023 train derailment that released toxic chemicals into the air.

In May 2024, Norfolk Southern agreed to spend $310 million as a settlement for its part in the East Palestine derailment accident that streamed dangerous chemicals into the water table, nearby rivers and waterways.

4 days ago · The Village of East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million US settlement resolving all of the village's claims arising from a disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio ...

Nov 14, 2024 · At about 8:55 PM ET on February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, about a quarter-mile west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line. Twenty of the affected cars contained hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, ethylene glycol, ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl acrylate and isobutylene.

Feb 5, 2024 · It's the final stage of a massive environmental cleanup that has already cost Norfolk Southern more than $800 million. On Feb. 3, 2023 the derailed cars triggered a massive fire, belching toxic...

Jun 25, 2024 · Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine points to a map of East Palestine, Ohio that indicates the area that has been evacuated as a result of Norfolk Southern train derailment, after touring the site, Feb. 6, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. Authorities expanded the evacuation zone to within 2 miles of the derailment site.

May 23, 2024 · Today, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement valued at over $310 million with Norfolk Southern Railway Company holding the company accountable to address and pay for the damage caused by the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

May 24, 2024 · A federal judge has signed off Tuesday, May 21, 2024, on the $600 million class action settlement over last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people who live near East Palestine are still wondering how …