Ohio's attorney general plans to announce the 'next steps toward accountability' following last month's toxic train derailment in East Palestine, his office says.
March 14, 2023, 12:38 PMThis video screenshot released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2023.Ohio's attorney general plans to announce the "next steps toward accountability" following last month'sOhio Attorney General Dave Yost will detail the next steps regarding the Norfolk Southern Railway incident during a virtual press conference on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
About 50 cars of a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed in a fiery crash on Feb. 3, sending toxic chemicals into the air, soil and creeks in the area. Amid concerns an explosion could take place, officials intentionally released and burned toxic vinyl chloride from five rail cars, sending a large ball of fire and a plume of black smoke filled with contaminants high into the sky.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 4, 2023, in National Harbor, Md.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to pay for the cleanup of the train wreck and chemical release. The incident has caused lingering concerns and anxiety for residents of East Palestine, located near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, as well as increased scrutiny of railway regulations and calls for reform.
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