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Local official tells panel of chaotic response Ohio derailment and operator’s chief executive makes first appearance before Congress

WASHINGTON — The head of Norfolk Southern Corp. pledged at a Senate hearing Thursday to fully restore environmental and economic conditions in the Ohio community where one of the company’s trains derailed last month, triggering a fire and public health concerns.

The agency heard concerns from residents and officials in Texas and Michigan, where some of the contaminated waste had already been shipped.

Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio involving hazardous materials

A major cumulative impact study of pollution is part of a $188 million plan to address environmental justice and climate, officials said.

If elected mayor, Ald. Ray Lopez would make history — as Lightfoot did. Lopez would be the first openly gay and Latino person to serve as mayor.

After about a 30-minute standoff with EPA staff and security, six children from Pilsen were allowed to meet with Administrator Debra Shore about pollution concerns.