DOJ Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment, Spill (2)

Norfolk Southern Corp. was sued by the US Justice Department over the train crash and chemical spill that forced the temporary evacuation of a small Ohio town in February.

The department is seeking damages for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, including “unlawfully polluting the nation’s waterways,” according to the 28-page complaint filed Thursday in an Ohio federal court. The government also wants to ensure the company “pays the full cost of the environmental cleanup,” DOJ said.

“As a result of this incident, hazardous materials vented into the air and spilled onto the ground,” the department said in the ...