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Ohio's attorney general has filed a 58-count complaint against Norfolk Southern seeking recovery of costs, damages and civil penalties for the derailment, which he said was "entirely avoidable."
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Federal authorities tracked nearly 50 train derailments in Ohio just last year.
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Officials from the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency say there's no indication East Palestine's agriculture system was impacted by February's rain derailment.
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Elected officials Michele Grim of Ohio (D) and Mike Jacobson of Nebraska (R) are working on passing legislation surrounding rail safety in their respective states, with the hopes it will become federal law as well.
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Executive Director Richard Harrison will also talk about how some of the agency's equipment needs to be replaced.
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Experts say the presence of dioxins in East Palestine is likely, but the amount and risk level will remain unknown without proper testing.
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A train derailed in Clark County near the fairgrounds and Prime Ohio Corporate Park, the fourth Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio in five months.
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Nearly two million gallons of wastewater and thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil have already been removed from the site, with more to go. Every aspect of removal is governed by regulations.
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The public meeting included updates from local, state and federal officials, a question and answer session that ended in residents yelling at officials, and an information fair for residents to talk one-on-one with agencies.
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Michael Regan says he's working to gain the trust of the public, as concerns of the toxic chemicals spilled in the derailment remain present in the community.