The leader of Norfolk Southern is set to appear before members of the Senate today to answer questions about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month that set off a wave of concerns about threats to the environment and public health.
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Before Shaw testifies, the Senate panel will hear from a panel of three senators — Sens. Sherrod Brown and JD Vance of Ohio, and Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania. The trio co-sponsored athat aims to prevent future derailments and imposes new requirements for rail carriers carrying hazardous materials.
"It shouldn't take a train derailment for elected officials to put partisanship aside and work together for the people we serve – not corporations like Norfolk Southern," Brown will tell his Senate colleagues."Lobbyists for the rail companies spent years fighting every effort to strengthen rules to make our trains and rail lines safer. Now Ohioans are paying the price."
The derailment of the Norfolk Southern train took place Feb. 3, when 38 rail cars, 11 of which contained hazardous materials including vinyl chloride, went off the tracks, starting a fire. Concerned about an explosion, officials authorized a controlled burn of the chemicals, though the release raised more fears from residents about health risks associated with exposure to the toxic chemicals that were released into the air.of East Palestine and surrounding communities that the water is safe and air quality normal.that found a wheel bearing overheated just before the derailment.of the derailment on Feb.
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