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Previously: Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Disaster, Rail Workers Report Sicknesses
Joe Brandon’s position of standing with the toxic gassers has proved unpopular enough that he’s now being compelled to at least act like he’s against gassing rural Ohioans.
Apparently, the social simulations showed that this is something people feel very strongly about, making it not worth it to have this be one of the many places where the Bidens say “sorry, Jack, this is a democracy and you just have to take it because that’s our values.”
The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency have filed a complaint against Norfolk Southern Corp. for unlawful discharge of pollutants and hazardous substances in the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
The complaint seeks penalties and injunctive relief for the unlawful discharge of pollutants, oil and hazardous substances under the Clean Water Act, according to statements released by the Justice Department and the EPA. The Justice Department and EPA are also seeking a declaratory judgment on liability for past and future costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Norfolk Southern’s stock has fallen 16.8% since the derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The stock is up 0.3% Friday.
“When a Norfolk Southern train derailed last month in East Palestine, Ohio, it released toxins into the air, soil, and water, endangering the health and safety of people in surrounding communities,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “With this complaint, the Justice Department and the EPA are acting to pursue justice for the residents of East Palestine and ensure that Norfolk Southern carries the financial burden for the harm it has caused and continues to inflict on the community.”
This is a full 180 in response to public pressure.
Brandon’s original position was that he was standing with Norfolk and would seek to protect them from any liability.
In a separate statement, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said: “No community should have to go through what East Palestine residents have faced. With today’s action, we are once more delivering on our commitment to ensure Norfolk Southern cleans up the mess they made and pays for the damage they have inflicted as we work to ensure this community can feel safe at home again.”
Norfolk Southern has created a website, nsmakingitright.com, to track its progress in cleaning up the site.
“Our job right now is to make progress every day cleaning up the site, assisting residents whose lives were impacted by the derailment, and investing in the future of East Palestine and the surrounding areas,” a spokesperson for Norfolk Southern told MarketWatch. “We are working with urgency, at the direction of the U.S. EPA, and making daily progress. That remains our focus and we’ll keep working until we make it right.”
More than 9.4 million gallons of affected water have been recovered and transported off-site for final disposal, according to Norfolk Southern, along with 12,904 tons of waste soil that has been removed for proper disposal.
The company has also flushed 5,200 feet of affected waterways and sampled more than 275 private drinking water wells, according to nsmakingitright.com.
I’m not sure I believe that these people will be held to account by the bought-and-paid-for Biden Administration.
But it’s interesting that public outcry has led the Bidens to at least pretend to be willing to hold a mega-corporation accountable.
Related: East Palestine Resident Says Officials are Lying, People Suffering from “Chemical Bronchitis”
