East Palestine reaches settlement with Norfolk Southern over 2023 derailment

Source: ABC News

January 28, 2025, 5:30 AM


Norfolk Southern and East Palestine, Ohio, reached a settlement over the February 2023 derailment that sent toxic chemicals into the area's air, soil and creeks, the village and company said in a joint statement.

"The settlement provides the Village with $22 million from Norfolk Southern to be used for priorities identified by the Village in connection with the train derailment," the a statement said. The agreement "resolved all claims by the Village," the statement said.

The agreement announcement on Monday came almost 2 years after the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment, in which about 50 cars of a freight train derailed in a fiery crash. Eleven of the derailed cars were transporting hazardous materials.

Norfolk Southern agreed in April 2024 to a $600 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit, with all of those funds going directly to residents.

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