Residents who say they're still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad's operator Thursday at a town forum: 'Don't lie to us.'
confronted the railroad's operator Thursday at a town forum, demanding to know whether they'd be relocated from homes they're afraid to live in.
Some residents booed, laughed and yelled,"Don't lie to us," when Debra Shore, a regional administrator with the EPA, reiterated that tests have continually shown that the village's air is safe.A resident gestures during a town hall held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , in East Palestine, Ohio, on March 2, 2023. filled with toxic chemicals, leading federal officials to warn railcar owners earlier Thursday to check their fleets for similar flaws.
Shaw said the railroad agreed with all the officials responding to the Feb. 3 derailment that venting the hazardous materials cars was the best way to prevent a disastrous explosion. Many people have complained that Norfolk Southern opened the tracks less than a week after the derailment and didn't remove the soil underneath. The railroad now plans to dig up the areas and should be able to remove all the contaminated soil by the end of April if it's able to start right away, Wilson said."You should have done it right the first time," someone yelled.
It's not clear how many tank cars in use might have aluminum valve covers. The cars with them involved in the derailment were all manufactured in the 1990s.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
East Palestine residents share concerns over on-going air, water, soil testing following derailmentEast Palestine residents like Zsucsa Gyenes are hoping the U.S. EPA will continue to follow-up on air, water and soil testing in their community for the long run.
Leer más »
'I am stressed through the roof': East Palestine residents express concerns to Norfolk Southern during meetingThursday night was the first time Norfolk Southern spoke with residents in East Palestine since the train derailment on Feb. 3.
Leer más »
East Palestine residents, worried about health after train derailment, confront railroad operatorWhile the railroad announced it was ready to begin moving more contaminated soil from underneath the tracks, buying homes and moving people out of East Palestine hasn’t been discussed.
Leer más »
New Orleans residents warn ‘don’t sit in your car’ as carjackings spike a shocking 165%New Orleans, labeled one of the nation's murder capitals, saw a 165% increase in carjacking from 2019 to 2022 amid the city's crime surge, city data show.
Leer más »
‘They don’t have enough staff’: central Pa. nursing home endangered residents, state saysThe health department has twice recently declared the most serious level of alarm at the former county-owned home recently sold to a New Jersey for-profit.
Leer más »
Denver East High students don’t feel safe in wake of fatal shooting, repeated threatsSome students and parents have called for tighter security at Denver’s East HIgh School, although they acknowledged an increase in police presence wouldn’t make every student, especially peop…
Leer más »