East Palestine

The Allegheny Front is covering the Norfolk Southern train derailment. We are talking with residents, examining environmental and health concerns and reporting on the latest news.

U.S. EPA coordinator says East Palestine cleanup is following ‘sound science’

Reid FrazierMarch 17, 2023

Mark Durno, EPA's onsite coordinator in East Palestine, says agencies and contractors are following sound science in the derailment cleanup.

PollutionTransportation

As interest in buying homes tumbles, East Palestine home owners feel stuck with no escape

Oliver MorrisonMarch 17, 2023

Many homeowners believe that, even if they wanted to move, no one would be willing to buy their homes because of fears of toxic chemicals.

News

The paradox of East Palestine: safe test results, while residents report health problems

Oliver MorrisonMarch 15, 2023

The Pa. House Policy Committee was in Darlington to hear from health officials, regulators, and residents impacted by the derailment.

HealthPollutionTransportation

Tamara and Nelson Freeze sitting at a kitchen table

After the derailment, many in East Palestine live with questions about dioxins

Reid FrazierMarch 10, 2023

EPA ordered Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins as residents' anxiety about their possible exposure to these toxic chemicals rises.

HealthPollutionTransportation

After workers report health problems, OSHA investigates Norfolk Southern for East Palestine cleanup site

Reid FrazierMarch 9, 2023

Workers brought in to clear and rebuild the tracks after the derailment are now complaining of health problems similar to those experienced by residents of East Palestine.

HealthPollutionTransportation

Norfolk Southern safety plan would add more ‘hotbox’ sensors to its tracks

Reid FrazierMarch 6, 2023

The company would add 200 more hotbox sensors that detect problems like the kind that derailed a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine.

Transportation

Norfolk Southern agrees to pay for East Palestine residents to relocate during cleanup

Oliver MorrisonMarch 6, 2023

One resident reported the company offered a prepaid debit card with $500 per week, while the remediation is expected to last about six weeks.

PollutionTransportation

Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) mobile laboratory bus

Researchers find high levels of hazardous chemical weeks after East Palestine derailment

Reid FrazierMarch 3, 2023

Carnegie Mellon and Texas A&M researchers found high levels of acrolein, a chemical found in manufacturing and formed in combustion. It is considered a hazardous air pollutant.

HealthPollutionTransportation

Emotions spill over in East Palestine in contentious public meeting

Abigail BottarMarch 3, 2023

This was the first time Norfolk Southern faced the residents of East Palestine, who shouted and booed and expressed frustrations and fears.

HealthPollutionTransportation

After community pressure, EPA orders Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins

Reid FrazierMarch 2, 2023

Concerns about dioxins have been mounting since the company intentionally burned several rail cars’ worth of vinyl chloride.

PollutionTransportation

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The paradox of East Palestine: safe test results, while residents report health problems

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East Palestine

The Allegheny Front is covering the Norfolk Southern train derailment. We are talking with residents, examining environmental and health concerns and reporting on the latest news.

U.S. EPA coordinator says East Palestine cleanup is following ‘sound science’

As interest in buying homes tumbles, East Palestine home owners feel stuck with no escape

The paradox of East Palestine: safe test results, while residents report health problems

After the derailment, many in East Palestine live with questions about dioxins

After workers report health problems, OSHA investigates Norfolk Southern for East Palestine cleanup site

Norfolk Southern safety plan would add more ‘hotbox’ sensors to its tracks

Norfolk Southern agrees to pay for East Palestine residents to relocate during cleanup

Researchers find high levels of hazardous chemical weeks after East Palestine derailment

Emotions spill over in East Palestine in contentious public meeting

After community pressure, EPA orders Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins