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It's reportedly the largest-ever settlement for a derailment accident in the U.S. and comes approximately 14 months after the disaster.
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio.
The open burning of hazardous chemicals has been banned for more than 40 years. How was it allowed to happen in a rural East Palestine, Ohio?
The president's visit comes after months of public backlash and amid growing fears of long-term health risks.
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The EPA said it will study vinyl chloride to determine whether it poses an unreasonable risk to human health or the environment, a process that would take at least three years.
Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said residents are still contacting authorities about health concerns connected to February's fiery derailment in East Palestine.
Nearly three months after a fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment blackened the skies and sent families fleeing, residents are unsure how to move on.
The disaster response has not only been flawed it is one big conflict of interest.
Ohio has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment last month.
The company and local officials said there was no threat to the public following the derailment.
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