The Justice Department is suing Norfolk Southern over Ohio train derailment
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The U.S. Department of Justice said it's seeking to hold the company accountable for "unlawfully polluting the nation's waterways and to ensure it pays the full cost of the environmental cleanup."
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The federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers.
The U.S. Department of Justice said it's seeking to hold the company accountable for "unlawfully polluting the nation's waterways and to ensure it pays the full cost of the environmental cleanup."
The federal government sued the railroad over environmental damage caused by a train derailment that spilled hazardous chemicals into creeks and rivers.
The federal government has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled toxic chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers.
The derailment in early February led to the evacuation of half of the 5,000 residents of East Palestine, and responders intentionally burned toxic chemicals to prevent an uncontrolled explosion.
By Tierney Sneed The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Railway Company on Thursday, seeking damages for alleged Clean Water Act violations for the pollutants that were said to have been discharged with the train derailment in Ohio earlier this year.
The U.S. Department of Justice said it's seeking to hold the company accountable for “unlawfully polluting the nation’s waterways and to ensure it pays the full cost of the environmental cleanup,” in the lawsuit filed Thursday.
US officials filed suit Friday against Norfolk Southern, seeking financial penalties after the company's toxic rail derailment in Ohio led to residential evacuations in early February.
Hazardous materials "vented into the air and spilled onto the ground" and these "substances contaminated local waterways and flowed miles downstream," the EPA says.
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Andi Babineau, CNN The US Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Thursday, alleging violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and seeking damages over the train derailment and subsequent environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, in February.
The U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency filed a lawsuit Friday against Norfolk Southern for the toxic train wreck February in East Palestine, Ohio.
The derailment in early February led to the evacuation of half of the 5,000 residents of East Palestine when responders intentionally burned toxic chemicals
The federal government is accusing Norfolk Southern of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act in the accident near East Palestine.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The United States Department of Justice is suing Norfolk Southern in response to February’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The lawsuit was filed in fe…
