NS will have to pay the EPA triple if they "cut corners"
"The agency also threatened to “immediately step in, conduct the necessary work, and then seek to compel Norfolk Southern to pay triple the cost” if the company fails to adequately complete enumerated cleanup actions."
So if the EPA knows exactly what has to be done, why now just do it and make NS reimburse?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/epa-orders-norfolk-southern-to-handle-all-ohio-train-derailment-cleanup-pay-triple-if-they-cut-corners