(Source: Television station WRIC, March 13, 2024)
National rail giant Norfolk Southern will pay just $27,300 to Virginia after a derailment in 2020 dumped over 1,300 tons of coal into the Roanoke River. Environmental groups objected, arguing that the railroad could have been subjected to a much harsher fine under existing laws.
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