EAST PALESTINE, OHIO - Norfolk Southern Railway
5 days ago · We are committed to East Palestine for the long haul and we’ll continue to listen to the community and help the area recover and thrive. We’ve made significant progress on our long-term initiatives to address health concerns, protect …
East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment - Wikipedia
In May 2024, Norfolk Southern agreed to spend $310 million as a settlement for its part in the East Palestine derailment accident that streamed dangerous chemicals into the water table, nearby rivers and waterways.
One year after the toxic train derailment, East Palestine is a town ...
Feb 5, 2024 · It's the final stage of a massive environmental cleanup that has already cost Norfolk Southern more than $800 million. On Feb. 3, 2023 the derailed cars triggered a massive fire, belching toxic...
East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment | US EPA
Nov 14, 2024 · At about 8:55 PM ET on February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, about a quarter-mile west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line. Twenty of the affected cars contained hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, ethylene glycol, ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl acrylate and isobutylene.
United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk ...
May 23, 2024 · Today, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement valued at over $310 million with Norfolk Southern Railway Company holding the company accountable to address and pay for the damage caused by the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Norfolk Southern agrees to $600M settlement over East Palestine …
Apr 9, 2024 · Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement for a fiery February 2023 train derailment in Ohio, but residents worry the money not only won’t go far enough to cover future health needs that could be tremendous but also won’t amount to much once divvied up.
Lawsuit alleges first deaths from disastrous 2023 train derailment …
6 days ago · A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday’s second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation.. On Monday, Vice President JD Vance is also expected to visit the small community near the crash site that he used to represent as a ...
EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Necessary Cleanup …
Jan 12, 2025 · On February 21, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a unilateral administrative order (CERCLA UAO) to Norfolk Southern Railway Company to conduct all necessary response actions associated with the February 3, …
Norfolk Southern to pay millions in settlement over East Palestine ...
May 24, 2024 · A federal judge has signed off Tuesday, May 21, 2024, on the $600 million class action settlement over last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people who live near East Palestine are still wondering how …
On February 3, 2023, about 8:54 p.m. local time, eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) general merchandise freight train 32N derailed 38 railcars on main track 1 of the NS Fort Wayne Line of the Keystone Division in East Palestine, Ohio.