'I'm drinking the water there': Norfolk Southern CEO says it's safe to return to East Palestine, Ohio, weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed
"Our focus right now is on environmental remediation, cleaning up this site, continual air monitoring, water monitoring, financial assistance to the residents of this community, and investing in this community so that the community in East Palestine can thrive," Shaw said in an interview that aired Tuesday.to handle and pay for all cleanup efforts.
The air monitoring picked up no traces of toxic chemicals, officials said, although Shaw acknowledges "how it could scare folks." as authorities said it's safe to return. As early as this week, medical teams from the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention and the US Department of Health are expected to arrive in the community.Shaw said air monitoring was installed within an hour of the derailment, and water monitoring was in place several hours afterward. He said all tests for air and water have come back clean, but he said the community can get additional air and water testing in their homes.
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