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Settlement for disaster that resulted in plumes of toxic chemicals in Ohio town includes funds for clean-up costs
The freight train company involved in a disastrous, pollution-spewing derailment in Ohio last year has agreed to a $310m settlement with the US government over the incident.
Norfolk Southern will pay a $15m civil penalty for violating clean water laws and pay hundreds of millions more in clean-up costs in the wake of the derailment, which occurred near the town of East Palestine in February last year.
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