The state of has sued the Norfolk Southern railroad company over the devastating February freight train derailment which exposed the village of to massive levels of toxic material.The lawsuit demanded the company pay for the full cleanup of the accident and for any environmental damage it caused. It also seeks to force the company to pay for groundwater and soil monitoring in the years to come, along with compensation for economic losses in East Palestine and surrounding areas. apologized before last week for the impact the derailment has had on East Palestine and the surrounding communities, but he didn't make specific commitments to pay for long-term health and economic harm. So far the company has pledged more than $20million in aid to East Palestine.
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