WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sued Norfolk Southern railroad over its February train derailment ihat spewed toxic materials in East Palestine, Ohio. The suit doesn’t claim negligence but wants the railroad to pay for clean-up. The suit comes within days of two other major derailments with chemical discharges in the Upper Midwest, both within 150 miles of each other:
Minnesota: A 40-car Burlington Northern train south of Willmar at Raymond.
North Dakota: A 70-car Canadian Pacific train south of Fargo at Wyndmere.
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