Norfolk Southern will pay $600 million to settle East Palestine derailment lawsuit
Norfolk Southern has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio in early 2023.
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Biden visits East Palestine a year after a train derailment changed the Ohio town
Biden had promised to visit soon after the derailment. He has faced criticism from some residents and from former President Donald Trump, who made a trip to the community shortly after the disaster.
'People do avoid me': How a toxic train derailment split a village in two
The East Palestine community is divided and exhausted, with many residents ready to move forward, even as others continue to raise concerns about the air and water.
2023 in photos: NPR station photographers share memorable moments
From across the country, NPR member station visual journalists have documented events in their states and cities. These images represent some of the year's most remarkable stories.
The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment
The federal government is accusing Norfolk Southern of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act in the accident near East Palestine.
When train crashes leak harmful chemicals, small town firefighters can be vulnerable
Firefighters are often "woefully under-equipped" to handle train accidents that emit hazardous materials. Most of those serious enough to cause evacuations happened near small towns.
EPA tells Norfolk Southern to temporarily stop shipping toxic train derailment waste
The agency heard concerns from residents and officials in Texas and Michigan, where some of the contaminated waste had already been shipped.
Here's the most thorough explanation yet for the train derailment in East Palestine
A wheel bearing on the train's 23rd car overheated to a dangerous degree, a new NTSB report says. An earlier warning may have helped to prevent the derailment, officials said.
Governor's office in Pennsylvania makes a criminal referral in Ohio train derailment
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says Norfolk Southern Railroad has given the "middle finger" to residents with its "arrogance and incompetence" since the Feb. 3 derailment.
Upset Ohio town residents seek answers over train derailment
Hundreds of worried people gathered to hear state officials tell them that testing so far has shown local air is safe to breathe and to promise that safety testing of the air and water would continue.