Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600 million for Ohio train derailment
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to last year's fiery train derailment that affected East Palestine, Ohio.
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Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to last year's fiery train derailment that affected East Palestine, Ohio.
President Biden visited the Ohio village Friday to discuss how the administration is holding the rail operator accountable a year after the derailment.
The driver of the truck was cited for "operating a vehicle without reasonable control" after he went off the side of the road, hit a ditch and pole, and overturned.
The civil complaint follows a lawsuit filed by the state of Ohio.
Michiganders have more time to make public comments regarding the relicensing of a toxic waste facility in Romulus. The site garnered attention after it received waste from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
State officials have reopened the public comment period on the relicensing of the aboveground hazardous waste operations at the Romulus facility that received waste from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Nearby residents were asked to shelter in place. The railway company said that there were no hazardous materials aboard the train.
The EPA, putting a halt to any movement for now but many county officials and community leaders were left in the dark about its delivery.
More than two weeks after a toxic train wreck unleashed plumes of black smoke, contaminated the soil and fueled anxiety in East Palestine, Ohio, residents have reported a growing number of ailments -- from rashes to nausea to trouble breathing.
About half a dozen hazardous substances were on board the train when it derailed in East Palestine — as well as the residue of one substance that can cause genetic mutations.
That video and a second one are raising questions about when the crew knew there was a problem.
