Freight Railroads Fail to Join Federal Safety Program After Ohio Derailment August 25, 2025 By CAIT KELLEY / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest...
Report Reveals Delay in Deploying Specialized Plane in Ohio Train Derailment June 9, 2025 By Josh Funk A specialized plane equipped with advanced sensors that the government deploys to chemical disasters could have helped authorities avoid needlessly...
Ohio Jury Rules Norfolk Southern Liable for $600M Settlement in Train Derailment Case April 25, 2025 The company that owned the railcar that caused the devastating East Palestine train derailment in 2023 won’t have to help...
Ohio Residents Push Back Against $850K Bond to Appeal Derailment Settlement January 27, 2025 By Josh Funk Residents challenging Norfolk Southern’s $600 million settlement for the disastrous East Palestinetrain crash have asked a court to reject a...
East Palestine Residents Should Receive Payments During Class Action Appeal October 11, 2024 By Josh Funk People who lived near the disastrous East Palestine derailment last year should still be able to receive personal injury payments...
Chemical Leak Prompts Evacuation Order in Ohio Town September 26, 2024 CLEVES, Ohio (AP) — Students in school buildings and residents in neighboring homes were told to evacuate after a dangerous...
Few Households Opt Out of $600M Ohio Train Derailment Settlement September 11, 2024 By Josh Funk Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action...
Hidden Report Reveals Worker Illnesses From Ohio Derailment Cleanup August 19, 2024 By Josh Funk The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers...
Pennsylvania Says U.S. Deal With Norfolk Southern Falls Short August 5, 2024 Pennsylvania officials contend that a $310 million federal government settlement reached with Norfolk Southern Railway Co. over the 2023 train...
Some Ohio Residents Can Now Get $25,000 for Injuries in 2023 Train Derailment August 1, 2024 By Josh Funk People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year’s...