US EditionEPA, Norfolk Southern manipulated East Palestine soil testing data: Report
COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO, JUL 17 – A watchdog alleges the EPA altered soil sampling to favor Norfolk Southern after a 2023 derailment, with baseline samples taken from already contaminated sites, the Government Accountability Project said.
- In 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, releasing hazardous substances that contaminated the surrounding air, ground, and water.
- Following the derailment, Norfolk Southern released and ignited over one million pounds of vinyl chloride into the atmosphere to avert a potential large-scale explosion.
- Residents filed lawsuits accusing Norfolk Southern of negligence and causing widespread contamination, while whistleblowers alleged EPA collaborated with the company to manipulate soil testing data.
- Norfolk Southern and the village of East Palestine agreed on a $22 million settlement to address the village’s claims, while whistleblowers alleged that the EPA disregarded wind direction data and excluded testing for certain hazardous chemicals.
- The derailment and its aftermath deeply shook the community, prompting national attention and ongoing legal and environmental scrutiny regarding long-term impacts.
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Norfolk Southern faces new federal lawsuit
EAST PALESTINE — Norfolk Southern’s decision to vent and burn five tank cars of vinyl chloride after the 2023 train derailment is the center of the most recent lawsuit filed against the railroad by residents who lived through the rail disaster. On Wednesday, a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois was transferred to Ohio’s Northeast Court in Youngstown and accuses Norfolk Southern of “compounding the dera…
Lawsuit: Norfolk Southern Accused of 'Compounding' East Palestine Train Derailment's Harm
Eight residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have filed a lawsuit accusing the Norfolk Southern railroad company of "compounding" the harm done after the February 3, 2023 derailment that devastated their community. The post Lawsuit: Norfolk Southern Accused of ‘Compounding’ East Palestine Train Derailment’s Harm appeared first on Breitbart.
Whistle-blowing organization reports negligence in dioxin testing in East Palestine
Whistle-blowing organization reports negligence in dioxin testing in East Palestine This article features Government Accountability Project Senior Environmental Officer, Lesley Pacey, and whistleblower client Stephen Petty and was originally published here. Through a Freedom of Information Act, whistle-blowing organization Government Accountability Project obtained a letter it says exposes changes the EPA made to Norfolk Southern’s dioxin sampl…
Watchdog alleges EPA and Norfolk Southern skewed East Palestine soil test results
The Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit whistleblower group, said it has obtained a letter that allegedly shows the Environmental Protection Agency worked with Norfolk Southern to manipulate soil testing data in East Palestine, Ohio.A freight train belonging to Norfolk Southern had a disastrous derailment in the village near the Pennsylvania border in 2023. It had 11 cars hauling hazardous materials and forced evacuations of the resid…
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(NewsNation) — A whistleblower group has obtained documents suggesting the Environmental Protection Agency collaborated with Norfolk Southern to manipulate soil testing data following the February 2023 East Palestine train derailment, according to a new report. The Government Accountability Project recently acquired a March 7, 2023, email from the EPA to Norfolk Southern that allegedly shows the agency relied on the railroad company's testing me…
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