Norfolk Southern

The board has tentatively scheduled a special meeting for July 11 to decide on whether to move forward with the November election or wait until next year.

Ohio lawmakers have reached an agreement to allow the proposed sale of the city-owned Cincinnati Southern Railway to move ahead. Voters could see the sale on the ballot as soon as November.

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Cincinnati officials want to sell the city-owned railway, but need state lawmakers to make changes before putting the sale to city voters for approval.

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."

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.

No one was injured, according to Clark County Emergency Management Agency, and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says no hazardous materials spilled onto the ground nor escaped into the air.

Experts say the presence of dioxins in East Palestine is likely, but the amount and risk level will remain unknown without proper testing.

A train derailed in Clark County near the fairgrounds and Prime Ohio Corporate Park, the fourth Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio in five months.

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.