We the Patriots USA, Inc., et al v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
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4:23-cv-00382
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August 16, 2023
EPA Downplayed Risks After Ohio Train Derailment, Court Told
A conservative nonprofit and an East Palestine resident told an Ohio federal judge that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot escape a lawsuit alleging it downplayed the harmful health impacts of the government's response to the Norfolk Southern toxic train derailment.
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July 05, 2023
EPA Says CERCLA Bars Train Derailment Response Suit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking an Ohio federal judge to dismiss it from a suit the conservative nonprofit We The Patriots USA Inc. filed after the East Palestine derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals, arguing the group's challenges of its contaminant testing and monitoring methods are barred by federal statute.
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May 16, 2023
Ohio Gov. Fires Back At 'Farce' Derailment Response Suit
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the director of the state's Environmental Protection Agency slammed a conservative nonprofit's suit calling their response to the train derailment in East Palestine a "staged farce," urging a federal court to throw out the case.
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February 27, 2023
Ohio, US EPAs Sued Over 'Staged Farce' In Train Derailment
A conservative nonprofit hit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its Ohio counterpart with a federal lawsuit Monday alleging they put on a "delicately staged farce or a stunning display of incompetence" following the toxic train derailment in East Palestine earlier this month.