An East Palestine resident said he is having trouble breathing and that his voice has changed dramatically as a result of the Feb. 3 Norfolk South train derailment and explosion, according to the New York Post.
House Republicans are launching a probe of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s response to the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio.
President Biden is making sure the federal government is keeping tabs on residents in the city where a train derailment and fire Feb. 3 led to toxic chemicals being released into the environment.
President Joe Biden told the press Friday that he has no plans to visit East Palestine, Ohio following the Feb. 3 train derailment that forced members of the community to leave their homes and continues to pose environmental threats to the general vicinity.
Ohio residents filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday against the railroad company Norfolk Southern after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in early February and cast a toxic plume of chemicals over the town and polluted the air and water, according to the lawsuit’s text.
Researchers from Texas A&M University and Carnegie Mellon University claimed East Palestine, Ohio, residents may face long-term health risks from exposure to harmful chemicals in the train derailment.
Andrew Stiles and his cousin Gray Stiles were charged with securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud after participating in an insider trading scheme with Kodak stock.
The NTSB has released its initial report on the East Palestine train derailment in Ohio, which tentatively supports reports that a wheel bearing severely overheated prior to the accident.
