
East Palestine
East Palestine is an Ohio village where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in 2023.
85 linked stories in all years we hold
Via Wikimedia Commons (East Palestine, Ohio August 2022)
The earliest story we hold is from Feb 4, 2023.
Stories involving East Palestine0 named stories in 2023
No named arcs in 2023 yet.
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Jan 30, 2023 - Oct 1, 2023
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Week of Sep 25, 2023 - Oct 1, 2023: 5 left, 12 center, 5 right, 10% of the sources that published that week · 49 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2023 - Feb 5, 2023 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 82 | 21% |
| Feb 6, 2023 - Feb 12, 2023 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 170 | 28% |
| Feb 13, 2023 - Feb 19, 2023 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 182 | 35% |
| Feb 20, 2023 - Feb 26, 2023 | 25 | 37 | 28 | 339 | 49% |
| Feb 27, 2023 - Mar 5, 2023 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 200 | 33% |
| Mar 6, 2023 - Mar 12, 2023 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 216 | 35% |
| Mar 13, 2023 - Mar 19, 2023 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 132 | 39% |
| Mar 20, 2023 - Mar 26, 2023 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 4% |
| Mar 27, 2023 - Apr 2, 2023 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 113 | 19% |
| Apr 3, 2023 - Apr 9, 2023 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3% |
| Apr 10, 2023 - Apr 16, 2023 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2% |
| Apr 17, 2023 - Apr 23, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 24, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4% |
| May 1, 2023 - May 7, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 8, 2023 - May 14, 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2% |
| May 15, 2023 - May 21, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 22, 2023 - May 28, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 29, 2023 - Jun 4, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 5, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 12, 2023 - Jun 18, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 19, 2023 - Jun 25, 2023 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2% |
| Jun 26, 2023 - Jul 2, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 3, 2023 - Jul 9, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 10, 2023 - Jul 16, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 17, 2023 - Jul 23, 2023 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3% |
| Jul 24, 2023 - Jul 30, 2023 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3% |
| Jul 31, 2023 - Aug 6, 2023 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 6% |
| Aug 7, 2023 - Aug 13, 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2% |
| Aug 14, 2023 - Aug 20, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 21, 2023 - Aug 27, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 28, 2023 - Sep 3, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 4, 2023 - Sep 10, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 11, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 18, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 25, 2023 - Oct 1, 2023 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 10% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
53 left · 80 center · 51 right: 184 sources on the spectrum, across 85 linked stories.
Everything else61 updates in 2023 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about East Palestine that are not part of any story yet
- Aug 36 months after the East Palestine train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new rules for safety14 articles · 12 sources4 left, 4 center, 4 right
- Aug 1Norfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment9 articles · 8 sources2 left, 3 center, 3 right
- Jun 22NTSB holds 2-day hearing on East Palestine toxic train derailment11 articles · 4 sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Apr 26Norfolk Southern reports $387 million East Palestine derailment charge8 articles · 5 sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Apr 11Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of toxic soil from East Palestine train derailment site crashes on highway5 articles · 5 sources0 left, 1 center, 4 right
- Apr 8– 9Norfolk Southern train derails in Pittsburgh, third time in two months10 articles · 8 sources0 left, 5 center, 3 right
- Mar 31Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over derailment66 articles · 42 sources10 left, 20 center, 8 right
- Mar 24– 25Pennsylvania school district sues Norfolk Southern over train derailment12 articles · 5 sources1 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Mar 21Norfolk Southern supports some new regs after Ohio disaster5 articles · 5 sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Mar 17– 18EPA tells states not to block waste from Ohio derailment20 articles · 14 sources1 left, 5 center, 8 right
Stories that name East Palestine
- Sep 25Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states49 articles · 22 sources5 left, 12 center, 5 right
- Aug 11EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment6 articles · 6 sources2 left, 1 center, 3 right
- Jul 27Norfolk Southern says cost of fiery Ohio derailment doubles to $803 million as cleanup continues10 articles · 8 sources2 left, 3 center, 3 right
- Jul 18Union Pacific railroad to renew push for 1-person crews by testing conductors in trucks17 articles · 10 sources2 left, 5 center, 2 right
- May 10– 11Senate Committee Approves Rail-Safety Bill After Ohio Train Derailment10 articles · 6 sources1 left, 2 center, 3 right
- Mar 29AP source: Fetterman expected back to Senate in April18 articles · 15 sources5 left, 6 center, 4 right
- Mar 27– 28Train derails in rural North Dakota and spills chemicals34 articles · 18 sources5 left, 5 center, 7 right
- Mar 10– 17Silicon Valley Bank was the bank for tech. Its collapse is everyone's problem.108 articles · 55 sources21 left, 14 center, 14 right
- Mar 9Norfolk Southern CEO bringing apology, aid to Senate hearing on rail safety. Watch live.84 articles · 27 sources7 left, 14 center, 6 right
- Mar 9– 10Norfolk Southern CEO testifies before Congress as yet another train derails19 articles · 12 sources2 left, 5 center, 4 right
Local coverage
- Apr 26Norfolk Southern estimates that Ohio derailment cost $387M5 articles · 5 sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Mar 7– 8NTSB Opens Probe Into Norfolk Southern Safety Practices After 5 Recent Incidents8 articles · 4 sources0 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Feb 24Did dioxins spread after the Ohio train derailment?8 articles · 8 sources4 left, 1 center, 3 right