US railroad company ordered to pay full cost of cleanup of toxic derailment

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A Feb 3 cargo train derailment in the town of East Palestine sparked a massive fire and triggered the release of toxic fumes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - The US government ordered the Norfolk Southern railroad company on Tuesday to pay the entire cost of the cleanup of“Let me be clear: Norfolk Southern will pay for cleaning up the mess they created and for the trauma they’ve inflicted on this community,” Mr Michael Regan, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency , said in a statement.

The EPA said it will approve a workplan outlining all of the steps necessary to clean up the environmental damage caused by the derailment. According to the authorities, tests have shown that the air is safe and no pollutants have been detected in the municipal water system.

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