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U.S. Vice President Vance visits East Palestine, Ohio

Nation Feb 03

WATCH: Vance says U.S. needs ‘to do better on rail safety’ on 2nd anniversary of East Palestine train derailment

By Josh Funk, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Nation Sep 25

Site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, in East Palestine, Ohio
Judge approves $600 million settlement for Ohio residents near 2023 train derailment

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

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Nation Jun 25

A drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
Norfolk Southern botched call to blow open vinyl chloride tanks after Ohio train derailment, NTSB reports

The NTSB says Norfolk Southern botched the decision to blow open five vinyl chloride tank cars after the disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher, Patrick Orsagos, Associated Press

Nation Jun 25

NTSB investigators work on the cargo vessel Dali, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Baltimore
Trackside sensor didn’t catch burning rail bearing suspected in East Palestine derailment in time, NTSB says

The hearing on Tuesday is expected to disclose new findings from the investigation into the February 2023 derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania line.

By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher, Patrick Orsagos, Associated Press

Economy May 23

A drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
Norfolk Southern will pay modest $15 million fine as part of a federal settlement over Ohio train derailment

Residents were generally underwhelmed by the deal the Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Department announced Thursday, two days after a federal judge signed off on the railroad's $600 million class action settlement with residents.

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Feb 16

WATCH: Biden visits East Palestine, Ohio, one year after deadly train derailment

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Addressing residents, Biden said he wants them to understand “that we're not going home, no matter what, until this job is done, and it's not done yet.” He did not explain why he didn't visit sooner nor did he address…

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Feb 02

A year after a train derailment in Ohio spilled hazardous chemicals, health fears persist for East Palestine

By Josh Funk, Patrick Orsagos, Associated Press

Daily life largely returned to normal for the nearly 5,000 residents of East Palestine, Ohio, months after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and spilled a cocktail of hazardous chemicals that caught fire a year ago. But residents' worries and fears…

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Jan 31

WATCH: White House says Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, a year after devastating train derailment

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Biden will visit East Palestine in February at the invitation of Mayor Trent Conaway and other local officials, said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

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Sep 15

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Ohio town searches for answers months after toxic train derailment

By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris

In February, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the Ohio village of East Palestine, leading officials to burn the toxic freight to avoid an explosion. Residents soon began to claim a range of health issues. Months later,…

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Aug 11

EPA eyes formal evaluation of toxic chemical that burned after Ohio train derailment

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Biden administration could soon launch a formal evaluation of vinyl chloride, the chemical that burned following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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