Judge allows East Palestine residents to intervene in train derailment lawsuit

(NewsNation) — After a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023, the federal government sued the company and agreed on a deal to cover cleanup costs and provide health monitoring.

But now, a federal judge has said not so fast. 

The judge just allowed East Palestine residents to intervene in the lawsuit after independent tests revealed dangerous contamination persists in the area.

That directly contradicts claims from the company and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the region is safe.

After the train derailed, officials conducted a controlled burn of tankers full of 116,000 gallons of vinyl chloride. 

Though the area was briefly evacuated, the EPA and Norfolk Southern gave an all-clear for people to return. 

But East Palestine residents have been sounding the alarm about toxins in their community, saying they are........

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