Norfolk Southern, NSC, gave a $10,000 donation one month before their train derailed and spewed hazardous materials in eastern Ohio, to the Governor Mike DeWine

Norfolk Southern, $NSC,  gave a $10,000 donation one month before their train derailed and spewed hazardous materials in eastern Ohio, to the Governor Mike DeWine.

The company has given a combined $98,000 to Ohio politicians, mostly Republicans.

In total, Mr DeWine has received $29,000 from Norfolk Southern since he first ran for governor in 2018. The rail company has given a combined $98,000 over the last six years to state and legislative candidates around Ohio.

"Norfolk Southern must live up to its commitment to make residents whole—and must also live up to its obligation to do whatever it takes to stop putting communities such as East Palestine at risk," the transportation secretary wrote in his letter. "This is the right time for Norfolk Southern to take a leadership position within the rail industry, shifting to a posture that focuses on supporting, not thwarting, efforts to raise the standard of U.S. rail safety regulation."