Ohio Officials Say Group Lacks Standing In Train Derailment Case

(July 3, 2023, 8:56 AM EDT) -- YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) filed a reply brief in Ohio federal in support of their motion to dismiss claims brought by a nonprofit organization that sued them for alleged failure to properly respond to the East Palestine train derailment and the subsequent toxic chemical spill, arguing that the group lacks standing and fails to state a viable claim for a state-created danger....