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If resolved by the court, the settlement agreement would resolve all class action claims within a 20 mile radius of the derailment, according to a press release from Norfolk Southern.
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Several lawsuits related to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio derailment have been filed by local residents, school districts, corporations, the state and the federal government.
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President Biden is expected to make his first visit to East Palestine Friday. Some residents are critical that it's taken more than a year since the Norfolk Southern derailment for him to visit.
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Feb. 3, 2024, marked one year since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine. On the anniversary, survivors of other chemically impacted communities and environmental activists came to town to support residents.
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East Palestine residents and residents of other areas impacted by petrochemical pollution installed a monument to mark the one year anniversary of the train derailment.
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Sen. Sherrod Brown introduced the Railway Safety Act with Sen. J.D. Vance in March. It moved out of committee in May but has seen no movement since then.
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The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has received $879,509 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the mental health needs of East Palestine.
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On Feb. 3, 2023, life in the small town of East Palestine, Ohio was turned upside-down by a train derailment that drew international attention. Six months later, remediation is still underway, and residents remain frustrated by the lack of accountability from Norfolk Southern.
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Norfolk Southern has completed soil remediation under both tracks in East Palestine. The area was impacted by the train derailment in February.
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The second day of the National Transportation Safety Board's investigative hearings on the East Palestine train derailment covered wheel bearings, wayside defect detectors and rail tank car safety.