JD Vance’s response to the East Palestine train derailment landed him in the spotlight
On the evening of February 3, 2023, a freight train loaded with toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, sending a large plume of black smoke billowing above homes for weeks, causing residents near the site to worry about long-term health effects. A year later, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, 39, met with struggling residents […]
$310M Settlement Reached with Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Ohio Train Derailment
The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced a more than $310 million settlement with Norfolk Southern Railroad Co. over the February 2023 toxic gas train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice Announced The settlement with Norfolk Southern Railway was announced in a news […]
Biden Admin Settles With Norfolk Southern For $310M Over Ohio Train Derailment
Smoke rises from a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023. The train accident caused a massive fire and an evacuation order, officials and news outlets said Saturday. A 50-car train derailed from the tracks near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border late on February 3, but no injuries or deaths were reported. The […]
Rail Company Reaches $310 Million Settlement With Biden EPA For East Palestine Derailment
Norfolk Southern Railroad reached an agreement to pay $310 million to settle claims from the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the Environmental Protection Agency announced. A train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2023 prompting evacuations and shelter-in-place orders as authorities moved to address the release of the […]
Judge signs off on $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement but residents still have questions
A federal judge has approved a $600 million class-action settlement over last year’s Norfolk Southern Railroad derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people living near East Palestine have no idea how much the settlement will ultimately cost them. I still have doubts about whether I can get it. Tentative approval of the settlement came late […]
Whistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment
The U.S. government has specialized aircraft equipped with advanced sensors, and officials boast that they can always be deployed within an hour in the event of any kind of chemical disaster. But the last time the plane flew over eastern Ohio was four days after the tragic derailment south of Norfolk last year. A whistleblower […]
Train derailment near Arizona New Mexico border results in fire
A train carrying fuel derailed Friday, resulting in a fire that closed down roads near the border between Arizona and New Mexico through Saturday. The BNSF freight train was traveling near Lupton, Arizona, when it derailed and burst into flames with the gasoline and odorless propane it was carrying fueling the fire. No one was […]
NTSB to investigate freight train derailment on Arizona-New Mexico border
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), along with other federal authorities, is investigating Friday’s freight train derailment on the Arizona-New Mexico border. The BNSF freight train was carrying gasoline and odorless propane when it derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, the NTSB said. The derailed train caught fire, black smoke billowed from the cars, and a […]
Severe storms with 80 mph winds caused train derailment in Texas
A train derailed in West Texas Tuesday night as severe storms moved through the area. Union Pacific senior communications manager Mike Jaisen told FOX Weather that about 24 cars derailed on a Union Pacific train east of Trent around 8 p.m. CDT. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. Union Pacific crews have now resolved the incident […]
Norfolk Southern to pay $600M to settle Ohio train derailment suit
U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern will pay $600 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that spilled toxic chemicals, the company and court documents say. agreed. The agreement, which in principle still needs court approval, would also cover claims from residents and businesses in the […]