EPA tells Norfolk Southern to temporarily stop shipping toxic train derailment waste
![Workers remove contaminated dirt near the railroad tracks on February 14, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/02/26/gettyimages-1247144140_wide-142a4d3b03fd2763ff5f068c0cbf1ebf17632812.jpg?s=600)
The agency heard concerns from residents and officials in Texas and Michigan, where some of the contaminated waste had already been shipped.
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