U.S. state Ohio sues railroad Norfolk Southern over train derailment
STORY: U.S. state Ohio sues railroad Norfolk Southern over train derailment
DATELINE: March 15, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:20
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE YOST, Ohio Attorney General
2. various of aerial footage showing the derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio
STORYLINE:
The U.S. state of Ohio sued railroad Norfolk Southern on Tuesday over the train derailment in the state's East Palestine last month.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a 58-count civil lawsuit in federal court seeking to hold Norfolk Southern financially responsible for the Feb. 3 incident.
Yost's office said the train derailment caused the release of over 1 million gallons of hazardous chemicals, "recklessly endangering" both the health of area residents and Ohio's natural resources.
SOUNDBITE (English): DAVE YOST, Ohio Attorney General
"This derailment was entirely avoidable and I'm concerned that Norfolk Southern is maybe putting profits for their own company above the healt
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