A more than $310 million settlement was reached Thursday with Norfolk Southern over the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
The firm at the heart of a Ohio train derailment and chemical spill will
Settlement for disaster that resulted in plumes of toxic chemicals in Ohio town includes funds for cleanup costsThe freight train company involved in a disastrous, pollution-spewing derailment in Ohio last year has agreed to a $310m settlement with the US government over the incident.Norfolk Southern will pay a $15m civil penalty for violating clean water laws and pay hundreds of millions more in cleanup costs in the wake of the derailment, which occurred near the town of East Palestine in...
The settlement also mandates rail safety upgrades.
WASHINGTON — Norfolk Southern reached a $310 million settlement today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department regarding cleanup and ongoing monitoring in East Palestine, Ohio, which was the site of a disastrous hazardous materials derailment last year. The agencies said the agreement, which must be approved by a federal court, holds []Read More
A federal judge has signed off on the $600 million class action settlement over last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people who live near East Palestine are still wondering how much they will end up with out of the deal. Preliminary approval for the settlement came late Tuesday, so now []
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“We are writing to express our concern about the recent derailment in western New Mexico, and to call attention to the lack of a Federal Railroad . . .
A settlement between Norfolk Southern and those affected by last year’s train derailment took another step Tuesday.
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