J. D. Vance, East Palestine

New lawsuit blames 7 deaths on 2023 East Palestine train derailment
On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed after a railcar's wheel bearing overheated, causing a fire. Three days later, officials conducted a "controlled release" of several tank cars that were filled with vinyl chloride, a toxic and flammable gas that can cause certain cancers, to prevent an explosion.
During visit to East Palestine 2 years after toxic train derailment, Vance vows to work on rail safety
Vice President JD Vance visited East Palestine on Monday to see what still needs to be done and how to avoid another disaster.
East Palestine train derailment 2 years later: An updated timeline
East Palestine still faces the fallout after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire on Feb. 3, 2023.
Two years ago: East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment remembered
It was two years ago that the lives of residents of nearby East Palestine, Ohio, and the Darlington area of Beaver County just inside Pennsylvania were blown up by a train derailment that burned for days and then was exploded, creating a chemical cloud that hung for hours over the region.
Lawsuit blames deaths on toxic East Palestine train derailment
A new lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment.
2 years after East Palestine train derailment, grandfather says his family still has health issues
Every time Gregory Mascher hears a train whistle or one roaring through his small town, he said he is reminded of the fiery, toxic train derailment that happened two years ago.
Two years after train derailment in East Palestine, some residents worry about liver disease
Two years after the derailment, researchers are stepping in to track how low-level, long-term environmental exposures are affecting the health of East Palestine residents.
2 years after train derailment, East Palestine residents still have questions about their health
Two years ago, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the small town on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Several studies are ongoing to see what the public health impact of the accident is.
Vice President Vance marks 2 years since East Palestine train derailment
Two years to the day since a disastrous train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, a new lawsuit alleges the crash caused the deaths of several people. Norfolk Southern Railroad, the company involved in the crash,
New East Palestine lawsuit blames 2023 train derailment for deaths of 7 people
A new lawsuit alleges at least seven people have died from the aftermath of the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine.
Hundreds of current and former East Palestine residents file new lawsuit: "We didn't ask for this."
As residents continue to wait for action in Washington D.C., hundreds of East Palestine, Ohio residents are gearing up for a new court battle. A new lawsuit claims that Norfolk Southern and agencies at all levels of government failed the communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Ohio representatives reintroduce bill for East Palestine derailment health concerns
The East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025 would authorize funding long-term studies of the health impacts of ...
JD Vance visits East Palestine on 2-year anniversary of toxic Ohio train derailment: ‘This community will not be forgotten’
We are in it for the long haul in East Palestine,” Vance, a former US senator from Ohio, said in remarks from the town’s fire ...