By STEPHANIE ELVERD EAST PALESTINE – With concerns about the quality of the air and water in East Palestine still weighing heavily on the minds of East Palestine residents following the Norfolk Southern train derailment, the Way Station did its part to try to alleviate some of that worry by ...
By STEPHANIE ELVERD EAST PALESTINE – A long line of Jeeps poured into downtown East Palestine, but more importantly so did the people who were in them as the inaugural East Palestine Jeep Invasion was held Saturday in East Palestine. The event, which kicked off with a Jeep parade at 11 ...
Ever since the Norfolk Southern train derailment caused an environmental disaster in East Palestine on Feb. 3, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has demanded that Norfolk Southern clean up the mess and take responsibility for the ripple effects that are being felt beyond the village. DeWine repeated ...
EAST PALESTINE— Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announced Friday the agency is “optimistic” that cleanup will be complete in three months. “At the current rate the EPA anticipates that it will take approximately three months to complete our cleanup of the site. That number can change based on site conditions, weather and access to disposal facilities, but we’re optimistic about the current trajectory,” said Regan Six weeks after the derailment in East Palestine on Feb. 3 clean up and remediation efforts are still ongoing in East Palestine, but ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The plaintiffs in 21 lawsuits filed against Norfolk Southern over the Feb. 3 East Palestine derailment have agreed to consolidate the lawsuits into one action with an amended, consolidated class-action complaint being filed in the coming months. The number of lawsuits grew from 18 to 22 since Judge Benita Y. Pearson of U.S. District Court asked the parties Feb. 8 to filed a joint motion regarding possible consolidation of the cases. One of the 22 parties does not want to join the group. The judge asked that the parties propose by March 15 a “class counsel ...
EAST PALESTINE — The following are updates from the State of Ohio regarding remediation work at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Track and Soil Removal All 1,900 feet of the south train tracks have been removed from the site of the derailment and the soil and ballast underneath have been removed to the clay layer, a depth of approximately 48 inches. To ensure that crews have dug deep enough and that contaminated soil has been removed from underneath the south tracks, contractors have been testing the soil remaining at the clay layer. Test ...
