Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over Feb. 3 train derailment

Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern over Toxic Train Derailment

Ohio is suing Norfolk Southern over last month’s train derailment, which spewed toxic chemicals over the town of East Palestine. The 58-count lawsuit refers to multiple violations of state and federal law. Ohio is seeking damages, civil penalties and a “declaratory judgment that Norfolk Southern is responsible.” This is Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Attorney General Dave Yost: “Among the things we note in the complaint are Norfolk and Souther

Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over train derailment

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced in a press briefing that the state has filed a complaint against Norfolk Southern Railway over last month's toxic train derailment in East Palestine.

Shipments of waste from Ohio train derailment resume in Indiana

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management confirmed the arrival of additional shipments from last month's Ohio train derailment arrived in Indiana.

Shipments from East Palestine train derailment resume in Putnam County

Shipments of hazardous waste from the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio have resumed in their delivery to Indiana.

Conflicts of interest could undermine derailment cleanup in U.S. Ohio: Time

NEW YORK, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Many residents of East Palestine in the U.S. state of Ohio are suspicious of the environmental contractor Norfolk Southern has brought in to measure chemical exposures following last month's massive train derailment, toxic spill, and chemical burn off, reported the Time magazine on Tuesday. Read full story

East Palestine Derailment ‘Foreseeable and Preventable,’ Ohio Attorney General Lawsuit Alleges

The Ohio attorney general sued Norfolk Southern for civil penalties and damages relating to the East Palestine derailment on Tuesday, calling the crash “both foreseeable and preventable.” The suit is the latest in a litany of filings relating to the derailment after affected residents lawyered up amidst a rush of litigators flooding the zone, and is arguably the most significant suit filed so far. The 58-count complaint filed by Attorney General…