Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw will tell lawmakers Thursday that he is “deeply sorry” for a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and that he is “determined to make it right,” according to written Senate testimony obtained by NBC News.
all it has detected has been low levels of the compound 1,4-dichlorobenzene that are typical of ambient background concentrations.Shaw is expected to tell the Senate committee Thursday that “Norfolk Southern is working around the clock to remediate the remaining issues and monitor for any impact on public health and the environment,” according to the written testimony.
"I want to state again how deeply sorry we are for the impact of this derailment on East Palestine, surrounding communities and all of the people who have been affected,” he plans to say.
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