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April 4, 2023

Justice Department Sues Norfolk Southern over East Palestine, OH, Rail Disaster
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The Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit against Norfolk
Southern, accusing the U.S. railroad giant of violations of the Clean
Water Act over the February 3 derailment of a freight train in East
Palestine, Ohio. The disaster led to a massive explosion and the release
of toxic chemicals, including levels of dioxin hundreds of times higher
than what's considered safe. Meanwhile, CNN reports seven U.S.
government investigators briefly fell ill in early March while studying
the possible health impacts of the disaster. The investigators with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported sore throats,
headaches, coughing and nausea. 


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