The Environmental Protection Agency is ordering Norfolk Southern to conduct all necessary actions associated with train derailment cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio.
During a news conference today, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said Norfolk Southern will pay for cleaning up the mess it created, and the trauma inflicted on the community.
“Using EPA’s legal authorities, I’m ordering Norfolk Southern to do the following: Norfolk Southern will clean up all contamination in soil and water and safely transport that contamination to the appropriate locations to ensure residents are not impacted further.
