Private well sampling in East Palestine gets $2 million boost from federal funding
Columbiana County will sample 250 residential wells using an independent laboratory and local agency staff, not Norfolk Southern contractors.
Abigail Bottar
President Biden visits East Palestine, announces public health studies
Amid protestors, President Biden visited East Palestine a year after the train derailment and announced grants to study health impacts of the chemical release.
‘We refuse to die’: East Palestine residents mark one year since train derailment
Activists from the Gulf Coast and Pennsylvania joined those in East Palestine to erect a carving that looks toward the site of the derailment.
Norfolk Southern finishes soil remediation under East Palestine train tracks
Norfolk Southern has completed soil remediation under both tracks in East Palestine where the February train derailment took place.
NTSB hearing casts doubt on decision to vent and burn derailed Norfolk Southern train
The owner of the vinyl chloride in the railcars and an outside expert testified that the catastrophic explosion emergency responders feared was not likely.
Could new rail safety rules prevent the next East Palestine? More sensors could be key, experts say
Congress is considering legislation that would address the use of sensors along the rails that can notify train operators of trouble.
U.S. Department of Justice sues Norfolk Southern, claiming Clean Water Act violations
The DOJ claims the company unlawfully discharged pollutants and hazardous materials from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Emotions spill over in East Palestine in contentious public meeting
This was the first time Norfolk Southern faced the residents of East Palestine, who shouted and booed and expressed frustrations and fears.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls on Congress to look at rail safety following East Palestine derailment
DeWine said the railroads should have to notify communities of what's being transported through them.
