Ohio

Nearly 20 months after a Norfolk Southern train derailment pushed the small eastern Ohio community of East Palestine into the national spotlight, a federal judge approved a $600 million settlement.

Norfolk Southern Corporation has reached an agreement on a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of the Interior to resolve federal claims and investigations arising from the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Norfolk Southern Corp. said it has reached a $600 million agreement in principle to resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit relating to the East Palestine derailment.

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the controlled chemical explosion following the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment more than a year ago was unnecessary.