/tags/east-palestine-ohio East Palestine, Ohio en-US Copyright Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:23:16 GMT /2025-04-18/in-east-palestine-derailment-trial-railroad-and-chemical-maker-agree-on-who-pays-residents Residents are still waiting to receive most of the money from the settlement because of pending appeals, although some payments have started to go out. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:23:16 GMT /2025-04-18/in-east-palestine-derailment-trial-railroad-and-chemical-maker-agree-on-who-pays-residents Josh Funk, The Associated Press /2025-03-31/trial-will-determine-who-will-pay-600m-settlement-in-disastrous-norfolk-southern-derailment Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the toxic chemicals that were released and burned. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:55:41 GMT /2025-03-31/trial-will-determine-who-will-pay-600m-settlement-in-disastrous-norfolk-southern-derailment Josh Funk, The Associated Press /2025-02-20/east-palestine-releases-progress-report-2-years-after-train-derailment The village highlighted accomplishments since the February 2023 train derailment, including a new logo, website, social media, monthly newsletter and filming council meetings. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:56:34 GMT /2025-02-20/east-palestine-releases-progress-report-2-years-after-train-derailment Abigail Bottar /2025-02-03/2-years-after-train-derailment-east-palestine-residents-still-have-questions-about-their-health Two years ago, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the small town on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Several studies are ongoing to see what the public health impact of the accident is. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:35:49 GMT /2025-02-03/2-years-after-train-derailment-east-palestine-residents-still-have-questions-about-their-health Abigail Bottar /2025-02-03/two-years-after-train-derailment-in-east-palestine-some-residents-worry-about-liver-disease The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted what’s called an ACE survey of 700 area residents conducted after the chemical exposures. It found that people had headaches, coughing, difficulty breathing, and other symptoms. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-02-03/two-years-after-train-derailment-in-east-palestine-some-residents-worry-about-liver-disease Julie Grant (The Allegheny Front) /2025-01-28/norfolk-southern-and-east-palestine-announce-22-million-settlement-after-2023-derailment The settlement is to be used for priorities the village identifies in connection with the derailment, but it also recognizes about $13.5 million that Norfolk Southern has already paid to the village, according to the joint announcement posted Monday on the village's website. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:29:35 GMT /2025-01-28/norfolk-southern-and-east-palestine-announce-22-million-settlement-after-2023-derailment The Associated Press /2025-01-22/residents-ordered-to-pay-850-000-bond-to-appeal-east-palestine-settlement-vow-not-to-give-up Class-action attorneys who negotiated with Norfolk Southern have said the appeal will add significant administrative costs for the firm disbursing person injury payments to people who lived or worked within 20 miles of the derailment site. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:07:20 GMT /2025-01-22/residents-ordered-to-pay-850-000-bond-to-appeal-east-palestine-settlement-vow-not-to-give-up Josh Funk, The Associated Press /2024-10-10/some-east-palestine-derailment-settlement-payments-should-go-out-even-during-appeal-of-the-deal Lawyers haven't provided any breakdown of how many of the roughly 55,000 claims they received are for injuries and how many are for property damage, nor have they said how much each person will receive. Only 370 households and 47 businesses opted out of the deal. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:58:48 GMT /2024-10-10/some-east-palestine-derailment-settlement-payments-should-go-out-even-during-appeal-of-the-deal Josh Funk, The Associated Press /2024-09-30/appeal-delays-600-million-class-action-settlement-payments-in-east-palestine-derailment Many residents of East Palestine, Ohio, expressed outrage online over the weekend about the appeal because it will delay the payments they had been counting on to help them recover from the toxic train crash that disrupted their lives when it spewed hazardous chemicals into their community. Some people had planned to use the money to relocate. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:19:27 GMT /2024-09-30/appeal-delays-600-million-class-action-settlement-payments-in-east-palestine-derailment Josh Funk, The Associated Press /politics-government/2024-09-10/fewer-than-400-households-reject-600-million-ohio-train-derailment-settlement The lawyers who negotiated the deal with Norfolk Southern on behalf of everyone affected by the disastrous February 2023 derailment said only 370 households and 47 businesses in the 20-mile (32-kilometer) radius around the derailment opted out of the property damage payments. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:33:17 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-10/fewer-than-400-households-reject-600-million-ohio-train-derailment-settlement Josh Funk, The Associated Press