Use the interactive map below to see an overhead view of the transformation from the first weeks after the derailment until now. Swipe or drag the arrows right to see the derailment site in March 2023, and swipe or drag the arrows left to see the site in January 2024.

Apr 4, 2023 · On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing significant damage to the environment and the local community. The impacts of the crash are likely to be far-reaching and felt for years to come.

May 14, 2024 · On the evening of Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train derailed as it traveled through East Palestine, sending 38 train cars off the tracks. The Norfolk Southern freight train was heading eastbound from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania, before it derailed.

On May 9, 2023 EPA's Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) bus performed air monitoring around the East Palestine Derailment Location, monitoring for n-Butyl Acrylate. Of the 31,021 real-time readings taken during the day, 100% of the …

Jul 13, 2023 · On the evening of February 3, 2023 “a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, about a quarter mile west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line (US EPA, 2023). 50 of the 150 train cars were involved in massive spills of hazardous chemicals such as “vinyl chloride, ethylene glycol, ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl acrylate and ...

Apr 19, 2024 · The map shows that the highest estimated concentration of soot (0.1 mg/m2) is downwind from the derailment site over a roughly 8-mile by 2-mile area in western Pennsylvania. This concentration is approximately equal to 0.014 ounces of soot per acre of land.

On May 11, 2023 EPA's Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) bus performed air monitoring around the East Palestine Derailment Location, monitoring for n-Butyl Acrylate. Of the 31,101 real-time readings taken during the day, 100% of the …

See sampling locations, dates, and results as they become available in this easy-to-use interactive map: DEP sampled all private drinking water wells and public water supplies (Ellwood City and Beaver Falls) within the two-mile radius of the derailment site and will resampled them in …

A geographic view of the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio chemical train derailment.

1 day ago · Under the agreement, people within a 10-mile radius of the crash could opt into a separate personal injury payment of up to $25,000 for any medical issues resulting from the derailment.