Ohio residents filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday against the railroad company Norfolk Southern after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in early February and cast a toxic plume of chemicals over the town and polluted the air and water, according to the lawsuit’s text.
Researchers from Texas A&M University and Carnegie Mellon University claimed East Palestine, Ohio, residents may face long-term health risks from exposure to harmful chemicals in the train derailment.
The NTSB has released its initial report on the East Palestine train derailment in Ohio, which tentatively supports reports that a wheel bearing severely overheated prior to the accident.
The EPA has ordered Norfolk Southern to manage the cleanup of a toxic chemical spill resulting from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and threatened to triple the cost of the cleanup if the company fails to comply.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying federal assistance to Ohio now more than two weeks after the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment that threatened the village of East Palestine.
Residents in East Palestine, Ohio report their livestock and animals are falling ill and dying after a train derailment and chemical release, with some also reporting concerns over air and water safety.
