East Palestine, Ohio

After a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio in 2023, NIEHS has been part of a coordinated response to support the communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania, including identifying research needs and funding new grants.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Norfolk Southern on Thursday donated its station in East Palestine to the city, following up on a pledge made last year in the wake of the February derailment and chemical release in the community. The Times Leader newspaper reports that NS CEO Alan Shaw turned over the keys to the building to East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Nearly 121 years after the Reveille Echo announced that ground had been broken for the construction of a new train depot in East Palestine, ownership of the building was returned to the village. On Thursday, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw handed the keys to the East Palestine Train Depot over to […]

EAST PALESTINE — Students from the East Palestine School District loaded a bus Tuesday morning embarking on a once in a lifetime experience in Columbus. It’s not every day that a personal invitation is extended to visit the governor’s residence, but it is exactly what some of the Culinary Fundamentals and Bulldog Cafe students had […]

"The truth is going to come out" about potential mismanagement in the East Palestine toxic train derailment response, according to one resident who reacted to a whistleblower.

WASHINGTON — An Environmental Protection Agency whistleblower told ABC News the United States EPA wasted critical time gathering data in the days immediately following the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, last year.

WASHINGTON — An Environmental Protection Agency whistleblower told ABC News the United States EPA wasted critical time gathering data in the days immediately following the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, last year.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is exposing the truth of what Republicans were up to in that chaotic House Oversight hearing with Marjorie Taylor-Greene.

EAST PALESTINE — Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik Wednesday announced financial support for three businesses in East Palestine impacted by the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment. Through the East Palestine Emergency Support Program, Doss Petroleum Inc., a Marathon gas station and convenience store offering food and fuel services to […]

EAST PALESTINE — Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik Wednesday announced financial support for three businesses in East Palestine impacted by the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment. Through the East Palestine Emergency Support Program, Doss Petroleum Inc., a Marathon gas station and convenience store offering food and fuel services to […]

EAST PALESTINE — Nearly 121 years after the Reveille Echo announced that ground had been broken for the construction of a new train depot in East Palestine, ownership of the building was returned to the village. On Thursday, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw handed the keys to the East Palestine Train Depot over to Mayor […]

Whistleblower claims EPA wasted critical time after devastating Ohio train derailment.

The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that the EPA brags is always ready to deploy within an hour of a chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly in eastern Ohio until four days after last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment.

The renovation of the historic landmark marks a milestone in the village’s recovery and pays tribute to the heritage of the railroad while focusing on the future.

East Palestine High School students got the chance to cook with the First Lady of Ohio Wednesday.