Ohio has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern demanding that the company clean up and pay for the damage caused by the early February derailment in East Palestine, the state attorney general
A Norfolk Southern train traveling in Calhoun County, Alabama derailed early Thursday morning. Thirty-seven train cars jumped off the tracks around 6:50 a.m. ET, according to local news reports.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday were scheduled to begin assessing a railway incident that occurred over the weekend. A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed near Springfield, Ohio on Saturday, March 4, around 5 p.m. ET.
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Stop me if you’ve heard this phrase in the past week: “No one is talking about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.”
Update: As of Wednesday night, residents who evacuated from East Palestine following the train derailment are permitted to return to their homes. “Air quality samples in the area of the wreckage and in nearby residential neighborhoods have consistently showed readings at points below safety screening levels for…