Uncertainty still clouds East Palestine on derailment anniversary

Uncertainty still clouds East Palestine on derailment anniversary

Three years after the disaster, some residents remain convinced East Palestine is not safe to call home.

Lawmakers call for rail safety legislation three years after derailment

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill used the third anniversary of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio to call for passage of safety reforms.

Today marks third anniversary of the East Palestine Derailment

Exactly three years after more than 30 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, sending a toxic plume of smoke over the community and flooding local creeks with a cocktail of hazardous chemicals, the community is still recovering.

Fetterman calls on Senate to pass rail safety bill 3 years after toxic derailment near Ohio-Pa. line

"This derailment was a tragedy, and it’s something we could have prevented," said Sen. John Fetterman.

Poisoned, exploited, abandoned: East Palestine, OH, three years later

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Railroads Have Short Memories: East Palestine 3 Years Later

A Message from Ohio State Safety & Legislative Director Clyde Whitaker The Night That Changed East Palestine Forever On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Thirty-eight cars jumped the track, fires burned for days, and toxic chemicals filled the air and water around the town. Residents were evacuated, and their lives were changed forever. Three years later, railroad tr…