The meeting came as the community continued to seek answers over the potential impact on drinking water and the plans for cleanup. Ohio attorney general Dave Yost advised Norfolk Southern on Wednesday that his office is considering legal action against the rail operator. “The pollution, which continues to contaminate the area around East Palestine, created a nuisance, damage to natural resources and caused environmental harm,” Yost said in a letter sent to the company. This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Authorities say that precautions are being taken to ensure contaminants that reached the Ohio River don’t make it into drinking water.

Source: The Guardian February 16, 2023 17:30 UTC