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A dark plume of smoke rises from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that leaked toxic chemicals.
A dark plume of smoke rises from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that leaked toxic chemicals last month.

AP

  • The Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern on Thursday.
  • The DOJ said the company violated the Clean Water Act, and are liable to daily fines of about $120,000.
  • The rail company is already facing lawsuits from East Palestine residents and the state of Ohio.

The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern, calling for fines of $120,000 for each day the rail company violated the Clean Water Act in connection to last month's train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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DOJ sues Norfolk Southern, calling for fines of $120K per day of Clean Water Ac…