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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Ohio senator condemns train operator and lobbyists over toxic derailment

Workers remove contaminants as cleanup continues at the site of the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Workers remove contaminants as cleanup continues at the site of the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA

The Ohio senator Sherrod Brown had harsh criticism on Sunday for corporate lobbyists and Norfolk Southern, the Atlanta-based operator of the train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, two weeks ago while carrying toxic chemicals.

Speaking on Sunday to CNN’s State of the Union, the Democrat said the derailment, which released toxic chemicals including the carcinogenic vinyl chloride, was an episode of “the same old story”, and that Norfolk Southern “caused it”.

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