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Biden administration and state officials on Tuesday cranked up the heat on Norfolk Southern Corp. for its handling of the fiery freight train derailment in Ohio, as federal authorities took control of cleanup operations and two state governors raised the specter of prosecutions in conjunction with the disaster.

Pete Buttigieg said he planned to visit East Palestine

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Washington (AFP) - The US government ordered the Norfolk Southern railroad company on Tuesday to pay the entire cost of the cleanup of a toxic train derailment in the midwestern state of Ohio.

Several large rafts made of wood and other debris are blocking parts of the Macquarie River in New South Wales' west, leaving residents concerned about erosion or even a diversion of the river itself.

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up site in East Palestine, Ohio, as residents demand answers about health risks

As the death toll in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes spirals past a record 46,000 – and a fresh earthquake has struck the Turkish region of Hatay – there is mounting criticism of the Turkish government and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for delaying rescue efforts and politicising the disaster.

The EPA has found no evidence of volatile organic compounds in the village’s water after multiple independent tests

Washington (AFP) - The US government ordered the Norfolk Southern railroad company on Tuesday to pay the entire cost of the cleanup of a toxic train derailment in the midwestern state of Ohio.

The company has given a combined $98,000 to Ohio politicians, mostly Republicans

Under the legal order, Norfolk Southern is responsible for the costs and cleanup of soil and water contaminated by the release of hazardous chemicals from its derailed train earlier this month.