East Palestine: Latest news on the train derailment and cleanup
A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed on Friday, Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border. Find coverage on the crash and cleanup from WESA and news partners.
Courtesy of Andrew Whelton
Researcher Andrew Whelton and his team tested for chemicals in and outside of homes and buildings, in waterways, and even bee hives near the derailment site six times over four and a half months.
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A new Associated Press analysis of data from the agency — along with results from Norfolk Southern’s contractors who are carrying out the cleanup and independent testers in East Palestine — raises questions about whether the EPA is disclosing everything it knows. -
A federal judge has approved a $600 million class-action settlement involving last year's disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. -
Very few people who live near East Palestine, Ohio opted out of a $600 million class action settlement despite reservations about whether the deal offers enough. -
The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers became sick during the cleanup. The illnesses are described in a report obtained by The Associated Press from one of the environmental contractors. -
The lawyers who negotiated the deal have increased the estimated injury payment from the original $10,000 after learning more about how many claims there will be. -
The EPA's internal watchdog will investigate why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment last year. -
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy says Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the investigation into the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and shape its conclusions about what the agency called a flawed decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride inside.
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The agency will hold a meeting on Tuesday to vote on its findings. One major issue is whether Norfolk Southern provided all relevant information to decision-makers as the disaster unfolded.
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A new federal rule finalized Monday aims to ensure first responders can find out what hazardous chemicals are on a train almost immediately after a derailment so they can respond appropriately. -
A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic.
