East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment
September 2026 Update:
- The response is in a monitoring, maintenance, and reporting phase. Groundwater, surface water, and drinking water are sampled quarterly as part of the site’s long-term monitoring.
- Check the Documents section for site-related reports and plans.
- If you have questions about the response, you can email R5_eastpalestine@epa.gov or call 800-621-8431.
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Background
At about 8:55 PM ET on February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, about a quarter-mile west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line.
Twenty of the affected cars contained hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, ethylene glycol, ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl acrylate and isobutylene.
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