Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg sends letter to Norfolk Southern CEO, warning that the freight rail company must “demonstrate unequivocal support for the people” of East Palestine.
VIDEO: East Palestine residents should ‘ask for more testing’: Professor DeCarloTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a letter Sunday to the CEO of Norfolk Southern, warning that the freight rail company must “demonstrate unequivocal support for the people” of East Palestine, Ohio, and surrounding areas after a fiery train derailment led to the release of chemicals and residents expressing concerns about their“Norfolk Southern must live up to its commitment to make residents whole — and...
Peter DeCarlo, a professor of environmental health and engineering at Johns Hopkins University, told ABC News on Sunday that more testing is needed to determine which chemicals are present. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw issued a statement on Saturday that he “returned to East Palestine today to meet with local leaders, first responders, and a group of Norfolk Southern employees who live in the area.”
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