EPA Demands Norfolk Southern Test for Dioxins After Ohio Train Derailment

EPA Demands Norfolk Southern Test for Dioxins After Ohio Train Derailment
A tank car sits on a trailer as the cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed over a week ago continues in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 15, 2023. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 2 ordered freight train operator Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins after the company burned toxic pollutants last month from cargo on its derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio.

The railroad company burned the hazardous materials on Feb. 6 after some of its rail cars were assessed as being on the verge of potentially exploding following the derailment.

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