Union leaders say workers were made to work at the Norfolk Southern toxic train derailment site without proper personal protective equipment, even after they began reporting illnesses.
Some residents have reported being diagnosed with severe or chemical bronchitis, resulting in the need for steroids, inhalers or even oxygen.
Both the VA and the CDC have identified breast cancer from Camp Lejeune water contamination as one of the illnesses known to be caused by chemicals found on the Marine base.
Residents report that fish, foxes, chickens and other animals have died mysteriously in the wake of the train derailment and toxic chemical spills into nearby waters.
Trenches used to burn off hazardous chemicals from the toxic train derailment may have left behind contaminated soil and water, the EPA warns
The toxic train derailment lawsuit claims the accident may have contaminated nearby air, soil and water with cancer-causing chemicals.
