The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking an Ohio federal court to strike seven of Norfolk Southern Railway Co.’s affirmative defenses in a suit over the East Palestine derailment, saying that the railroad has no chance of succeeding on those defenses and that they will only lead to extended discovery and court costs.
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