Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) chastised Norfolk Southern for putting emergency responders and community members at risk when one of the company’s trains derailed, unleashing toxic chemicals, causing a fire and displacing residents.
Though tests of groundwater supply wells and treated tap water didn’t detect chemicals, that hasn’t stopped residents from feeling uneasy. And state authorities still recommend that residents with private wells, which can be closer to the surface, continue to drink bottled water.
He started by saying that Norfolk Southern staff made their own plan without coordinating with state agencies, forcing those agencies to react without knowing the plan’s details. The Pennsylvania governor’s final point was about Norfolk Southern’s “unwillingness” to explore alternatives to venting and burning chemicals in all five cars. The company carried out the practice “without allowing for input from Pennsylvania emergency management leaders.”Norfolk Southern has promised a $1 million fund for charitable donations in East Palestine, a village of about 5,000 residents.
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