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(Source: Gainesville Times, August 18, 2022)

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection Division has ordered Norfolk Southern to remove soybeans from Flat Creek under threat of penalties up to $50,000 per day. A Norfolk Southern train servicing the Cargill plant had three rail cars derail on July 29, including at least one that spilled soybeans into Flat Creek. The soybeans are harming oxygen levels in the waterway.

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