East Palestine

Many questions still remain one year after the Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2023.

The Allegheny Front has been covering this disaster since it first happened along with our partners at 90.5 WESA in Pittsburgh and Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland.

Our coverage of the anniversary is supported by the Fund for Investigative Journalism, with special thanks to Pete Carey, retired Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist with the Mercury News California, for his advice and guidance.

Don Skowron, wearing a red MAGA hat, stands on the street with a sign that reads, "Hey Joe Biden. You were late. Now it's too late. East Palestine is Trump country U.S.A.," in Downtown East Palestine.

President Biden visits East Palestine, announces public health studies

Abigail BottarFebruary 19, 2024

Amid protestors, President Biden visited East Palestine a year after the train derailment and announced grants to study health impacts of the chemical release.

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A woman in a red shirt and tan cardigan and jeans stands in her kitchen.

Some East Palestine residents want the EPA to test inside their homes. EPA says ‘no’

Reid FrazierFebruary 12, 2024

The EPA says there is no evidence that contamination would be in people's homes. Experts recommend testing to be sure.

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The brick facade of a store is painted with the words "East Palestine, Ohio" in red white and blue.

Reporters Roundtable: What we learned from our investigation in East Palestine

The Allegheny FrontFebruary 9, 2024

We talk about the take-aways from our reporting project and what our reporters are looking out for next in East Palestine.

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A deer head is carved on a burnt log stands in the side yard of a white clapboard house. It is faced looking toward the right, across the street.

‘We refuse to die’: East Palestine residents mark one year since train derailment

Abigail BottarFebruary 6, 2024

Activists from the Gulf Coast and Pennsylvania joined those in East Palestine to erect a carving that looks toward the site of the derailment.

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A woman stands in a stream in front of a culvert going under a home. She is wearing a winter coat and hat with a respirator.

Episode for February 2, 2024

The Allegheny FrontFebruary 2, 2024

After last year's train derailment in East Palestine, a local stream remains contaminated. We'll examine why residents living about the polluted water are still concerned. We talk with a Pennsylvania resident just over the Ohio border who decided not to live full-time in her home. We find out what led to her decision and how she became an activist pushing for answers. And, people in East Palestine feel like the derailment fractured their community - they disagree about politics, the environment and health impacts. Plus, news about a study of East Palestine residents' health and Pennsylvania's River of the Year.

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A stream goes under a house through a large culvert

A year later, the stream flowing under peoples’ homes in East Palestine is still polluted

Reid FrazierFebruary 2, 2024

Sulphur Run winds its way through East Palestine and under homes through culverts. People living above the stream are worried about the continued contamination.

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A woman looks about the window of her home

East Palestine navigates division as it finds its way forward

Oliver MorrisonFebruary 2, 2024

A year after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, the town is divided between those who want to move on and those who can't.

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Study considers East Palestine post-derailment link between air quality and disease

Ideastream Public MediaFebruary 2, 2024

Researchers will collect biological samples from impacted residents in Ohio and Pennsylvania to monitor changes in their DNA over time.

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A storefront with a handmade yellow sign that reads "Palestine lives matter" with a train crossing signal across the street.

Ohio derailment reveals gaps in public health response to chemical emergencies, experts say

Julie GrantFebruary 1, 2024

Public health researchers say officials should have done blood and urine testing in the early days after the train derailment in East Palestine and follow residents for long-term health problems.

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A young woman in a black sriped sweater stands in front of a river in a park.

A Pennsylvania resident impacted by the Norfolk Southern derailment pushes for answers

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 1, 2024

Hilary Flint of Enon Valley says she's can't live in her home full-time because of chemical contamination. She turned her situation into action.

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East Palestine

Many questions still remain one year after the Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2023.

The Allegheny Front has been covering this disaster since it first happened along with our partners at 90.5 WESA in Pittsburgh and Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland.

President Biden visits East Palestine, announces public health studies

Some East Palestine residents want the EPA to test inside their homes. EPA says ‘no’

Reporters Roundtable: What we learned from our investigation in East Palestine

‘We refuse to die’: East Palestine residents mark one year since train derailment

Episode for February 2, 2024

A year later, the stream flowing under peoples’ homes in East Palestine is still polluted

East Palestine navigates division as it finds its way forward

Study considers East Palestine post-derailment link between air quality and disease

Ohio derailment reveals gaps in public health response to chemical emergencies, experts say

A Pennsylvania resident impacted by the Norfolk Southern derailment pushes for answers

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