East Palestine

National Transportation Safety Board staff recommended Tuesday that new guidance be developed for deciding when first responders use the vent and burn tactic and that federal standards should be developed for trackside detectors.

The NTSB is holding its final meeting on the East Palestine train derailment Tuesday morning. The board will vote on the probable causes of the derailment and recommendations to prevent future accidents.

The agreement is designed to address all damage claims against the companies within a 20-mile radius of the derailment and, for residents who choose to participate, personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius of the derailment.

The new federal requirement was a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice of two-person crews and came amid increasing scrutiny into railroad safety.

A team of researchers is studying the impact on residents' health from exposure to toxic chemicals released during the East Palestine train derailment.

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.

The residential well sampling project will ensure drinking water is safe in East Palestine and surrounding areas, according to Sen. Sherrod Brown's office.

In a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy testified that evidence shows the controlled burn was not needed.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said at a Senate Committee hearing Wednesday that the burnoff of vinyl chloride could have been avoided.

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.