Important Takeaways:
- Soil removal from Ohio train derailment site is nearly done, but cleanup isn’t over
- [CNN reported 38 train cars derailed in East Palestine]
- [Five of those derailed train cars were carrying 115,580 gallons of vinyl chloride, according to the report]
- The removal of contaminated soil from the eastern Ohio site of February’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment is expected to be completed sometime this weekend, although the larger cleanup effort isn’t over.
- Since the Feb. 3 derailment, the railroad has removed more than 167,000 tons of contaminated soil and more than 39 million gallons of tainted water from the site where hazardous materials spilled and were released from tank cars.
- “Norfolk Southern is committed to remaining in East Palestine for the long haul,” Shaw said.
- Regular testing of the air and water will still take place too. Officials have said those tests consistently showed it’s safe although many residents remain uneasy.
- Norfolk Southern said earlier this week that the costs associated with the derailment have grown to nearly $1 billion, a figure that will keep climbing as more legal settlements and fines are agreed to and the cleanup carries on. That total includes more than $96 million the railroad has pledged to residents and the community to help them recover.
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