Judge rejects groups’ challenge to East Palestine cleanup plan

A federal district judge has dismissed a suit brought by groups representing local residents in East Palestine, OH, claiming that state and federal officials failed to protect the public following the massive 2023 train derailment and chemical spill there, charging that the court lacks jurisdiction to review EPA’s response and cleanup plan under the Superfund law. Judge David Ruiz of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio issued a Sept. 25 memorandum opinion and order dismissing We...