Environmental advocate Erin Brockovich hosted a town hall meeting, warning East Palestine families to brace for the health, environmental and legal implications of the February 3 train derailment.
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — National activists are now making their way to East Palestine. Friday night, famed environmental advocate Erin Brockovich hosted a town hall meeting, warning families there to brace for the health, environmental and legal implications of the February 3 train derailment.
She addressed a large audience in the auditorium at East Palestine High School Friday evening, cautioning them to brace for a long battle. “They emphasized this is going to be a long haul. And I think it is. And I think people my age will be gone,” said Michele Weaver, who lives about 20 miles from the derailment site and attended Friday’s town hall meeting.
“They were telling us everything’s safe,” Allison said. “And they’re bringing out specialists that say they don’t feel that way.”The attorneys at the meeting recommended thoroughly documenting everything to build future legal cases against Norfolk Southern.
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