Ohio train derailment: EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up derailment site, pay all associated costs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Michael Regan announced on Tuesday that Norfolk Southern, which the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio two weeks ago belongs to, would need to conduct and pay for all cleanup actions related to the derailment. He said the company would “pay for cleaning up the mess they created and for the trauma they’ve inflicted on this community.”

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