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Pete Buttigieg: “The EPA threatened the train operator Norfolk Southern saying that they can fine them $70,000 a day if they failed to…”

On the recordFebruary 21, 2023
The EPA threatened the train operator Norfolk Southern saying that they can fine them $70,000 a day if they failed to clean up and pay for the wreck.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the EPA's actions against Norfolk Southern regarding the cleanup of the train wreck.

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