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Anxious residents demand answers. >> -- so far they have worked with us and they are fixing it. when that stops, i will guarantee you, i will be the first one to fight that. >> the apa order norfolk southern to complete all of the cleanup or the agency will immediately take over the cleanup and seek to compel the company to pay triple the cost. >> in no way shape, or form, will norfolk southern got off the hook for the mess that they created. >> the governor of neighboring pennsylvania announced...

And we do thank you for coming and facing these folks, because theyve been through a lot. what would you like to ask? >> and we do thank you for coming. ive got two things. we hear a lot of mistrust. and at least in my mind, and a lot of people of minds i talk to, mistrust started because we didnt find out what was in the rail cars for two or three days after the crash. and then, we were evacuated. and before we were told we can come back to our house, the trains were running again. and at least...

County? >> well, like you said those of us on the board many had been subjected to death threats and other sorts of criticism, and all the while general brnovich and his leadership team knew that there was no basis to these claims, that they were unsubstantiated. for example, that we had deleted files that were requested by the arizona state senate. they knew back in march of 2020 that that was inaccurate, and yet they withheld that information. and so its very disappointing, and unfortunately s...

Right time. >> on tuesday public officials visits homes and drinking from the tap to try and show the municipal water is safe. >> good for you. >> yet, what remains is a deep level of mistrust and lingering questions about who will be around years from now to make sure no one has gotten sick. >> we will go through this process with the citizens of east palestine for as long as it takes. >> we will stay here. we will continue to test. we will continue to do what needs to be done. >> jason caroll,...

Site in the norfolk southern railway to pay for it. michael regan return there today visiting several homes and meeting with residents. >> as medical issues amounts to any policy in, does mistrust. >> the norfolk southern corporate greed incompetence and lack of care for our residents is absolutely an acceptable to me. >> reporter: now the federal government is stripping -- stepping up pressure on the railway. >> if they fail to commit to any action by the epa, the agency will step in, conduct t...

>> reporter: adriana, good evening. federal and state officials say theyll set up a free health clinic for residents in east palestine who are experiencing health problems. now, its been two weeks since that train derailment and release of toxic gases, and many say action hasnt happened nearly fast enough. after backlash from residents and lawmakers the ceo of rail operator norfolk southern visited east palestine saturday. >> the support of the community. and if youll excuse me thats where im he...

Resources defense council. she joins us from rockville, maryland. thank you so much for being with us. we heard there are complaints about a lack of transparency. they still seem to be a lot we still dont know in terms of white and how much we spilled. >> theres been a wheel slowly give information. its created a mistrust between the community and authorities. but not only that. also, theres health care workers and hospitals, versus what is like firefighters and others, they need accurate and ti...

Results are that that drinking water, testing those five wells, that go into the community system, those five wells have all come back clean. the water is safe to drink. you do not need -- >> reporter: what is interesting is right after that a local state senator from ohio, republican michael rooly went on fox news and blew holes in everything his governor just said from the republican administration. says he doesnt trust them. that he gets a sore throat every time he goes back to east palestine...

Different chemicals. some of them were not initially revealed to the folks there. thats one big reason for the mistrust youre seeing. the big one, vinyl chloride, in pvc piping. as it burns, it burns into a world war i weapon, respiratory weapon, as well as hydro caloric acid. we saw in california when the homes burned, the pipes when they melted soiled the water supply. benzene, these are carcinogens in long-term exposure. the butyl acrylate, isobutylene, these cause nausea and aquatic life in ...

Blew up those pipelines, you know, in the sea in europe or not, nord stream 2, we end dont know whats going on, but they tell us things, they lie to us, they tell us about balloons, you know, after the fact. they were still going to meet with the chinese. all of it is just building mistrust after mistrust, and i think that were in a really dangerous state right now in america. and youre right, will, they are mocking us. >> were going to move on here. still ahead, americans are struggling to find...