Ever since Feb. 3, 2023, residents of East Palestine have struggled with serious health conditions that were nonexistent before the derailment.

The Village of East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from a disastrous train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in 2023.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Two years after a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed a toxic cloud that drove thousands from their homes, freight trains with the same chemicals central to that disaster roll through town — with few steps taken by lawmakers to prevent another disaster.

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.

A new lawsuit alleges at least seven people have died from the aftermath of the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine.

Vice President JD Vance visited East Palestine on Monday to see what still needs to be done and how to avoid another disaster.

Vice President JD Vance, his wife and multiple officials are visiting the small Ohio village on its two-year anniversary of the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment.

Vice President JD Vance is expected to tour East Palestine today to survey cleanup efforts on the two-year anniversary of fiery train derailment.