Norfolk Southern said it has provided $17 million in assistance to nearly 10,000 families to date. | Gene J. Puskar/AP PhotoFour months after a Norfolk Southern train carrying a toxic cocktail of hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, the town is back in the news.
But before the hearing kicks off Thursday, spanning 19 hours over two days, community members will have their chance at the microphone.scheduled for Wednesday night is supposed to be a venue for residents to learn more about the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigative process. But residents could also raise concerns about water quality, dead fish, declining home values and their kids’ unexplained nosebleeds.
In the months since the cameras — and everyone from Donald Trump to Erin Brokovich and everyone else who used East Palestine as a political stage — have left town, anxieties and resentments have continued to fester. Many continue to feel that the federal response was “lackluster,” in Allison’s words, or that Norfolk Southern’s repeated promises to “make it right” have been haphazardly honored.
Norfolk Southern said it has provided $17 million in assistance to nearly 10,000 families to date and that some of the confusion might stem from who is and who isn’t inside the evacuation zone.
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