🎧 Listen: In today's episode of The Journal, estherfung discusses what the Ohio train derailment might mean for the rail industry, and Kris_Maher reports from East Palestine, where residents still have questions about toxic chemicals
This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated.Chris Marr: We were at a park and there was almost nobody there. I mean, there was a playground with no kids on it. There were basketball courts, huge ball fields. So that kind of emptiness is a bit eerie.
Kate Linebaugh: Federal agencies are still investigating the accident and assessing the environmental damage in East Palestine. Norfolk Southern says it will meet or exceed federal standards for the cleanup and has provided millions in compensation. But residents say it's not enough. Chris Marr: Her property goes right up against the Norfolk Southern property where this cleanup was taking place. Her kids' toys, the trampoline, some bicycles were lined up, and these were just a few feet or yards from the work that was taking place. So it was immediately clear just how close the derailment was to this family's home.
Mike DeWine: You need to leave. You just need to leave. We're ordering you to leave. This is a matter of life and death. Kate Linebaugh: By Wednesday, February 8th, the Environmental Protection Agency said there were no concerning levels of chemicals in the air. So the governor said residents could return home. Those who did found that when they arrived, there was a pungent smell in the air. Here's Shelby talking to Chris from her backyard.
Kate Linebaugh: The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says chemicals released from the controlled burn killed nearly 40,000 aquatic animals within a five mile radius of the crash. Chris walked along a creek in the village where cleanup efforts were underway. Kate Linebaugh: At a town hall meeting residents were unhappy when representatives of Norfolk Southern didn't show up.Kate Linebaugh: Norfolk Southern said it didn't send staff to the meeting because the CEO Alan Shaw was worried about their safety. Shaw has since visited East Palestine several times.
Jennifer Homendy: We've talked to community members who are suffering health effects, have pets who've died, have damage to businesses and homes. But I can tell you this much, this was 100% preventable. We call things accidents. There is no accident. Every single event that we investigate is preventable, so our hearts are with you.Esther Fung: The National Transportation Safety Board said that the cause of the train derailment is likely an overheated bearing on one of the rail cars.
Esther Fung: They can choose what temperature thresholds to set, and some railroad workers have told me that sometimes the railroads can change it, and they can change it as frequently as they want to as well.Esther Fung: Yes, this derailment has triggered calls for more regulation, has triggered calls for Congress to act. Railroad unions have also said that there needs to be more safety regulations.
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