A referral is a request for an investigation which may or may not result in criminal charges. It could get quite complicated. There is no doubt that there will be multiple massive civil claims. There is a massive amount of work in assembling the material for a serious legal action, the press release usually comes after the work is done. I am not in western PA but if I were, I would welcome information about the state’s plans to test the water & soils of the area impacted by the plume.