Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Norfolk Southern must set up a fund to pay for the health care costs of victims impacted by the railroad's train derailment in East Palestine.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a news conference in East Palestine, Ohio, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. The governor says Norfolk Southern will need to set up a multimillion-dollar fund to pay for the healthcare costs of victims of the company's toxic
"I think where this clearly goes … to assure people that their concerns about the long run will in fact be taken care of — a year from now, five years from now, ten years from now — we'll have to end up with a fund, and the railroad is going to have to establish that fund in conjunction with officials," the Republican toldDeWine noted Norfolk Southern has already been hit withfrom residents of the area where the derailment occurred last month near the Pennsylvania border, and said...
The train derailment with 50 rail cars, 10 of which were carrying vinyl chloride, caused hazardous chemicals to spill onto the ground and sent a plume of smoke into the air. In the chemical spill aftermath, residents living within a one-mile radius were evacuated and many have reported health symptoms like sore throats, headaches and other respiratory issues. Workers cleaning up the site haveDeWine said he did not think Norfolk Southern was "as cooperative as they could have been" in the first day or two after the incident that occurred Feb.
View of the scene Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the wake of a fiery Ohio derailment and other recen
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Norfolk Southern CEO agrees to testify before Congress on Ohio train derailmentNorfolk Southern announced Wednesday that Chief Executive Alan Shaw will testify before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Match 9 on the Ohio train derailment.
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EPA orders Norfolk Southern to test for 'highly toxic' dioxins in Ohio train derailmentThe EPA ordered Norfolk Southern to test for toxic pollutants that could have been released into the air as a result of the company's decision to burn vinyl chloride from cargo on its derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Norfolk Southern CEO to testify before Senate committee next week: SourceThe CEO of Norfolk Southern, the rail company responsible for the East Palestine train derailment, has agreed to appear before a Senate committee next week, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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