Lois M. Collins Fri, June 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM PDT 5 min read Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the night before burn in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2023. | Gene J. Puskar ...

President Joe Biden tours the East Palestine Recovery Site Feb. 16, 2024, in East Palestine, Ohio.

The trial to decide if two companies should reimburse Norfolk Southern for the $600 million class-action settlement in the 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, began Monday. Norfolk Southern ...

The train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, two years ago caused chemicals, many of which are known carcinogens, to spill into the soil of the 5,000-person town and the nearby Ohio River.