If you live near East Palestine and want your private water system sampled, call 330-849-3919.

That letter cited continued air monitoring being done in the village which has shown no harmful levels of contaminants from the Norfolk Southern train derailment.

The Ohio Department of Health is partnering with East Liverpool City Hospital to transition the clinic to a permanent location. The facility will now be operated by the East Liverpool City Hospital.

U.S. Senator, Maria Cantwell convened a full committee hearing dedicated to improving rail safety in response to the derailment following the Senate's normal executive session.

 NTSB says further testing and evaluation are needed to assess the impact on the operation of the devices.

Norfolk Southern’s CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan Senate bill to put tougher safety regulations on railroads.

Promises and platitudes won’t be enough when it comes making America’s railroads safer for the communities they pass through.

Senators criticized CEO Alan Shaw for the way the controlled chemical release was handled.

EPA representatives are scheduled to attend a community open house on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at East Palestine High School.

The NAACP Director of Environmental and Climate Justice says it's important that Black people, people with low incomes and others often excluded from having a voice must be included in determining solutions.

Norfolk Southern and three of the railroad’s top executives are being sued by some of their own stockholders.

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw is scheduled to testify before a Pennsylvania legislative committee on Monday about the railroad's February 3 East Palestine derailment and subsequent cleanup efforts.

Hellbenders are an indicator species, which means their presence in the water means good water quality.

Not long after the Ohio train derailment, pro-Russian voices on Twitter began spreading anti-U.S. propaganda about the incident.

The Bishop of the Youngstown Diocese will celebrate mass on Sunday in East Palestine as that community continues its recovery from a train derailment, fire, and chemical spill.

Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel.

Lawsuits filed thus far ask the court to designate a class of plaintiffs that include residents, workers, and businesses as close as one mile from the derailment to those as far as 30 miles away.

Residents near East Palestine who would like their private water system sampled should call 330-849-3919.

According to Governor Mike DeWine's Office, independent contractors are being brought in to clean out underground culverts in the area.

Research is underway to determine what food-related testing exists, if any, for the chemical compounds to the train derailment.

Norfolk Southern says it is committed to developing a solution that addresses long-term health risks in East Palestine through the creation of a long-term medical compensation fund.

The Ohio Department of Health reported on Tuesday that sample results from private water systems of East Palestine area homes show no harmful levels of contaminants.

Three East Palestine manufacturers have filed a negligence suit against Norfolk Southern Railroad over the February 3 derailment and subsequent controlled burn of chemicals in tank cars.

Of the 2,750 animals that have been inspected, 35 dispositions have been performed and only five animals were condemned. Those five animals were not condemned due to symptoms of chemical exposure.

While visiting the derailment site Monday, he continued to hear concern from residents on how long the cleanup process of hazardous materials is taking.

EPA officials and Norfolk Southern contractors are still taking soil samples at a number of properties in both Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Headaches, congestion, itchy skin rashes — and fear.

The EPA has announced that people living around East Palestine can expect to see work crews as their contractors, and those from Norfolk Southern will begin soil sampling in the village over the next few days.

U.S. railroads were warned to take certain cars out of service Thursday after Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on a car involved in last weekend’s derailment in Ohio.

Headache, anxiety, coughing, fatigue, and irritation, pain, and burning of the skin continue to be the most common symptoms reported by residents in the East Palestine, according to state health officials.

Without the extension, the window to declare a disaster and qualify for aid from FEMA would have expired thirty days after the derailment.

People impacted by derailment, fire, and chemical spill in East Palestine could have a better idea next week if they’ll be eligible to join a negligence lawsuit against Norfolk Southern railroad.

Topping the bill of those called to testify is Alan Shaw, President and CEO of Norfolk Southern Railroad which owns the railroad where one of their trains derailed, with chemicals catching fire in East Palestine on February 3.

The citizens of the 1982 toxic derailment in Louisiana offered hope for East Palestine

"We will clean the site safely, thoroughly, and with urgency. We are making progress every day," Shaw will tell members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will hold a Resource Fair for East Palestine residents on Thursday.

Even though he’s more than 500 miles from his home town of East Palestine, a Georgia businessman hasn’t forgotten his roots.

To date, approximately 750 tons of solid waste have been taken to North Roachdale to be placed in a landfill, according to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's Office.

Some community members in attendance at Tuesday's vigil took a moment of peace before they head to Washington D.C. to attend Norfolk Southern's Senate hearing on the train derailment.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture says it currently has no reason to believe crops planted in soil in the East Palestine area are not safe for consumption.

It's first step, but more needs to be done says U.S. Transportation Director Pete Buttigieg commenting on Norfolk Southern six-point safety plan unveiled on Monday.

DeWine cited residents reporting “troubling medical conditions” and “continuing impacts and the complexities” since the February 3 Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine.

Preliminary results in the deaths of four raccoons, a muskrat and a snapping turtle also show no evidence of chemical toxicity as a cause.

The signs are being placed where cleaning and testing of waterways are taking place.

The Community Action Agency of Columbiana County has provided medical, behavioral and dental health appointments through the health center and deployed its mobile medical unit to East Palestine.

It's been more than a month since the toxic train derailment that Dominated headlines across the nation. On Monday, Norfolk Southern announced a new safety plan that might prevent disaster in the future. That plan includes adding 200 hot bearing detectors

The railroad announced a safety plan that includes more, and newer ways to detect potential problems that could cause derailments.

The public is being invited to take part in a prayer circle planned for Tuesday at the East Palestine High School Football Field.

While it may have appeared that the dam was breached, the overflow of water was part of the mitigation plan for increased water from the rain.

Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a company train in the state in a month.

Flooding in East Palestine Park and along waterways in East Palestine have led to a flood of worries and renewed concerns for people and parents.

"There's more that can happen in a situation like this than just physical attributes from the chemical burnoff or the runoff from the chemicals. There are stress levels we need to pay attention to," Curtis said.

The most common symptoms reported includes headache, anxiety, coughing, fatigue/tiredness, and irritation, pain, or burning of skin.

Considered a hazardous material, Acrolein can affect cardiovascular and respiratory systems as well as eyes, and blood forming functions.  

Brightside Project members will hand out water, food, personal care items, new pillows for kids, nasal cleaning kits, air filters and more at the distribution.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering rail operator Norfolk Southern to begin testing for dioxins in the area where a train carrying toxic chemicals in Ohio.

The program provides in-home support services for students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) to supplement the services they receive in school.

The calf died on February 11, about eight days after the Norfolk Southern train derailment.

The bill increases HAZMAT fees for railroads to pay for grants to train state and local firefighters to respond to hazmat incidents and dramatically increases fines for safety violations.

370 tons of solid waste has been taken to Heritage Thermal Services in East Liverpool, Ohio.

The program encourages employees to report safety hazards including conditions that could lead to derailments by protecting whistleblowers when they come forward.

Should dioxins be found at a level that poses any substantial threat to residents and/or the environment, the EPA will direct the immediate cleanup of the area as needed.

United States EPA has deployed what the agency calls its most complex mobile equipment for chemical testing into the village of East Palestine. It's a mobile laboratory on wheels called the "Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer." The U.S. EPA chemist working in

A $12.6 billion, two-year Ohio transportation budget has cleared the state House.

The government’s response to the East Palestine train derailment plan has grown large enough to require the opening of a second command post.

Thursday's meeting is scheduled to be held in Columbiana's Main Street Theatre

Anyone who may be experiencing a lasting impact from the disaster can call the hotline at 724-858-4689 or email [email protected]

As the process to clean up East Palestine creek contaminants continues on Sulphur and Leslie Run, outside experts said they're concerned the toxins and remediation are not keeping people from going near the streams. "It's my understanding that officials d

NBC News is reporting that Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has agreed to testify about the East Palestine train derailment before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee next week.

Federal regulators are urging freight railroads to reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings in the wake of the fiery Ohio derailment and several other recent crashes where faulty bearings are suspected to be the cause.

Thursday's meeting is scheduled to be held in Columbiana's Main Street Theatre

Valley Congressman Bill Johnson has announced that the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials will hold a hearing on the response by the EPA on March 28.

They believe the data and information should all be posted publicly for other scientists to review and for them to see. People there say if they don't understand the information or testing they will find people who do.

Families living in East Palestine, Negley, Darlington, Unity and New Waterford are all eligible to attend but proof of residency is required.

According to the release from DeWine's Office, those railcars are stationed at the rail yards in Lordstown. The Ohio EPA is monitoring the transfer and the U.S. EPA will decide where the liquids will be disposed of.

The Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) mobile laboratory conducts real-time air monitoring and sampling analyses during waste removal.

Three raccoons, two muskrats and a snapping turtle are being submitted to the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) for testing.

The lawsuit claims that the EPA has committed acts that have placed people in danger of violating their 14th amendment rights to life, liberty, or property.

Regan will also visit the derailment site.

The wild animals were brought to the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory on February 21.

Valley Congressman Bill Johnson chairs the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee

"We have spoken with multiple constituents who have attempted to get this kind of baseline testing done by their primary care doctors, only to learn that their local doctors lack the capabilities," the senators said in the letter.

PPP was a pandemic-era program where businesses were given grants and loans to stay afloat amid government shutdowns.

Representatives from the U.S. EPA, Ohio EPA, FEMA, CDC, Pennsylvania Department of Health, and the Federal Railroad Administration attended the conference.

Federal Agencies that have responded to the East Palestine derailment announced on Monday that they expect to have knocked on 400 doors in the village by Monday.

"Communications between the 60 plus fire departments and First Responders which can be critical to life or death in dangerous situations was non-existent between many departments in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties or with state officials.

Liquid and solid contaminated waste from the East Palestine train derailment site will resume shipping Monday, February 27.

U.S. EPA pauses shipping of contaminated waste, air monitoring continues

"We wanted to hear from them what their greatest concerns were, and it really did come down to us still not knowing what we should be concerned about," explained Congressman Kelly. "We don't really know we don't trust what we're being told."

Teams will be sharing the most up-to-date information, and gathering information and unmet needs citizens may have.

The website includes links to Norfolk Southern, state and federal resources, NTSB updates,as well as information about air and water testing, health assessments, and information for local fire departments.

Republican U.S. Congressman Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania is the latest elected official planning to hold a meeting to discuss the impact of the East Palestine train derailment.

You don't need to be a scientist or have a Ph.D. to question toxic contamination after witnessing a plum of black smoke involving hazardous chemicals, she said.

Toxic wastewater used to extinguish a fire following a train derailment in Ohio is headed to a Houston suburb for disposal.

The White House is calling on congressional Republicans to increase the fines levied on rail companies for safety violations in the wake of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

"We're at war with corporate greed, with the politicians that have this money lined in their pocket," explained Jamie Cozza, Community Organizer with River Valley Organizing. "We're here for one issue and that's to make our town safe."

The NTSB has released a preliminary report on the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine.

Gabbard tweeted a message criticizing the government’s response to the crisis, claiming there has been a lack of support from leaders and the federal government.

Pointing out that Norfolk Southern made more than $4 billion last year, Congress is being called upon to increase maximum fines

Four more people are suing Norfolk Southern Railroad, bringing to 12 the number of class action lawsuits filed in federal court over the February 3 derailment, chemical spill and fire.

According to a press release, the hearing will focus on the emergency response to the derailment and subsequent controlled chemical release and will feature testimony from concerned residents.

Less than three weeks after the derailment in East Palestine, Norfolk Southern has reached an agreement with a union to provide paid sick leave to 3,000 employees who maintain the railroad’s tracks and trestles.

Norfolk Southern says soil preparation will be followed by track removal along the first line, then excavation of the soil and rebuilding of the track will take place.

"I can find you the pieces of debris that we have laying out here--but you can't really get much closer than to where we are.", said Timmins.

Timmins says he also has concerns when it comes to leasing out his fields.

As Norfolk mentioned in their statement, it must be taken to an "appropriately permitted facility."

Tests of North Fork Little Beaver Creek show lower levels of ethyl hexyl acrylate and no traces of butyl acrylate. 

Amazon will be making a special and much-needed delivery to the people of East Palestine as they recover from the February 3 chemical train derailment, spill, and fire.

Authorities in East Palestine say they are still waiting for details on former President Donald Trump’s announced visit East Palestine on Wednesday.

"Our folks will be easily identifiable and the packet will be from local and state government. Please do not fall prey to anyone else." urged mayor Conaway in his Facebook post.

President Biden took to Twitter Tuesday evening to address the ongoing cleanup efforts in East Palestine.

Buttigieg said the biggest thing he wants the residents of East Palestine to know is that they're not alone.

The company says it reviewed the water and made the decision out of caution.

Congressman Bill Johnson tells 21 News the focus right now needs to remain on the people and not the solutions to a problem that hasn't been identified.

The Ohio Emergency Management agency has published the below list that may help:

“This poor railcar placement created accordion or wave-like stress on the train and its axles,” the suit alleges.

The company says its excavated 4,500 cubic yards of contaminated soil and 1.5 million gallons of contaminated water from the derailment site.

Pete Buttigieg said he hoped all involved would find 'religion' on rail regulation.

According to the call, the decision to close the schools during Trump's visit was made due to the heightened security measures and street closures that will impact the transportation of students to and from school.

The suit claims that Tina Ibel has experienced headaches, burning nose, runny nose, sore throat, persistent coughing, itchy and irritated eyes, and itchy skin.

The site includes links to the latest news, contact phone numbers, answers to frequently asked questions, water sampling information, air monitoring, press conference videos, and past updates.

Her story became popularized by the 2000 film Erin Brockovich with Julia Roberts in the title role.

Some East Palestine residents are upset after being turned away at the assistance center opened by Norfolk Southern Railroad.

Appointments will be scheduled beginning Monday for any East Palestine area residents who have medical questions or concerns related to the recent train derailment.

The impacts of the disaster in East Palestine continue to ripple more than two weeks later

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning the CEO of Norfolk Southern that the freight rail company must “demonstrate unequivocal support for the people” of East Palestine, Ohio, and surrounding areas.

Conaway also spoke with environmental activist Erin Brockovich for more than an hour Saturday ahead of her visit to East Palestine on Thursday.

Shaw still wouldn't say whether the soil under the replaced rail line is still bad.  He only promised to do "whatever is required" and punted back to the Ohio EPA.

Shaw is expected to meet with local officials and Congressman Bill Johnson.

The U.S. EPA says dioxins are highly toxic and can interfere with hormones, cause cancer, impact reproductive health and cause damage to the immune system.

They have received two reports of private vets treating horses affected by smoke from the controlled burn and are monitoring the situation.

The team will help with ongoing operations including incident coordination and ongoing assessments of long-term recovery needs.

Trump's visit was first reported by Fox News, citing a source familiar with the former president's plans.

Representatives, Monica Robb Blasdel and Lauren McNally have joint sponsored the resolution, with Robb Blasdel telling 21 News the resolution has many co-sponsors including local state representative, Al Cutrona.

Ohio’s governor says a plume of chemicals that spilled into the Ohio River after a fiery train derailment has broken up and is no longer a concern.

She became an integral part of the case against PG&E after finding an unexplained sickness affecting the people of Hinckley, California.

'I think his response is the last straw. He's already proven over the last two years that he's incompetent in his job,' Rulli said in an interview with Fox News

A team is expected to be on in the village by Saturday, February 18 including a medical toxicologist and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to support EPA and state health department efforts.

Reporters will have an opportunity to ask questions at the event which will be live streamed on wfmj.com.

One lawsuit says resident's concerns still linger.

Mercy Health East Palestine Primary Care and Mercy Health Columbiana Primary Care are both open and seeing patients.

When asked again if he would be making a trip to East Palestine, Buttigieg said he hoped he'll have the chance to visit.

"There's a lot of opinions about what's going on here in East Palestine," Pavkovich added. "I wouldn't have any reservations about my son participating here in East Palestine but I do understand the concerns of parents."

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine won’t be declaring East Palestine a disaster area for now.

The call came from Sen. Brown just hours before a scheduled visit by EPA Administrator Michael Regan.

In the letter to the NTSB, the Senators highlighted rail safety concerns they have heard from constituents, rail experts, and railroad workers as the NTSB conducts its investigation into the derailment.

Betras says anyone living within a 50 to 60-mile radius of East Palestine should attend.

According to a tweet from Regan, he plans to visit residents in their homes, visit the derailment site and meet with local and state emergency responders.

Representatives from the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Ohio Environmental Council, American Cancer Society and the Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters were in attendance as well.

A list of what the derailed rail cars were carrying may be seen below.

During a Tuesday afternoon press conference in Columbus, Governor DeWine revealed that he had learned that the railroad was not required to notify residents of the hazardous chemicals being transported in some of the rail cars.