Nation Sep 25 Judge approves $600 million settlement for Ohio residents near 2023 train derailment By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Jun 25 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
Economy May 23 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
Economy Apr 02 Freight railroads must keep 2-person crews, according to new federal rule 2 years in the making The Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration released the details of the rule two years in the making on Tuesday. It comes amid an intense focus on railroad safety following a fiery February 2023 derailment in Ohio. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Economy Mar 07 Norfolk Southern alone should pay for cleanup of eastern Ohio train derailment, judge says The decision that was issued Wednesday threw out the railroad's claim that the companies that made the chemicals that spilled during the derailment and those that owned the rail cars involved should share the cost of the cleanup. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
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… Continue reading
Sep 21 Biden says Norfolk Southern must be held accountable for Ohio train derailment but won’t declare disaster By Josh Funk, Associated Press President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies to continue holding Norfolk Southern accountable for its February derailment in eastern Ohio and appoint a FEMA official to oversee East Palestine's recovery, but he stopped short of declaring a disaster. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Aug 09 Norfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after Ohio train derailment By Josh Funk, Associated Press Regulators say Norfolk Southern has made improvements since a fiery Ohio derailment but still falls well short of being the "gold standard for safety" it is striving to be. Instead, the railroad is too often only willing to meet minimum… Continue reading
Jun 22 Hearing examines key choices made in days after fiery Ohio train derailment By Josh Funk, Associated Press Thursday's proceedings are focused on the emergency response to the derailment and the decision to release the toxic vinyl chloride from five tank cars and burn it to keep them from exploding. Continue reading