DOJ files lawsuit against Norfolk Southern for Ohio train derailment.
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The US Justice Department has filed a civil suit against Norfolk Southern Railway after one of its trains carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, in February. The government is asking that the company be held accountable for polluting waterways and forced to pay penalties under the Clean Water Act in addition to the cost of the cleanup. The Justice Department is asking for penalties of $64,618 a day for every violation of the Clean Water Act as well as civil penalties of $55,808 a day or $2,232 per barrel of oil or hazardous substance.
- DOJ sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment in Ohio The Washington Post
- Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over derailment The Associated Press
- US files lawsuit against Norfolk Southern WKBN.com
- Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine derailment CBS Pittsburgh
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