Derailed trains pose a potential risk to the region’s aquatic habitats and drinking water, as well as to communities already facing environmental inequality.
Many in East Palestine are trying to get back to their ordinary lives, as the cleanup of toxic waste continues. For students, that means putting on the school musical.
The federal lawsuit had asked for $42 million fine for U.S. Steel under the Clean Air Act. The fire knocked out pollution controls for more than 100 days.