EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean East Palestine train derailment site
Ohio senator admits East Palestine residents ‘right to be skeptical’ about safety — and won’t say if he’d drink waterZalick hasn’t moved back into his house since he was evacuated when officials decided to start a controlled burn of the derailed train cars to avoid an uncontained explosion from the dangerous chemicals.
“In no way, shape or form will Norfolk Southern get off the hook for the mess they created,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said Tuesday.Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said the company remains dedicated to the health of the community. The EPA’s new program marks the end of the “emergency” phase of the chemical clean-up and the start of long-term remediation efforts for residents of East Palestine, the agency said.The new phase comes 18 days after more than three dozen freight cars derailed in East Palestine, near the Pennsylvania border. Eleven of the crashed cars were carrying hazardous materials leading authorities to evacuate the immediate area over concerns that the chemicals could cause a massive explosion.
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