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Darlington Township, PA ~ Today, Governor Josh Shapiro, Acting Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Rich Negrin, and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Darlington Township to host a small business resource fair in the latest action by the Shapiro Administration to support local small businesses, farmers, and residents impacted by the Norfolk Southern train derailment.

The resource fair included tables with resources from local, state, and federal agencies including PEMA, DEP, PDA, the Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center, the Environmental Management Assistance Program, the Beaver County Conservation District, the Lawrence County Conservation District, Representative Marla Brown, the Small Business Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Other groups in attendance included the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce, Beaver County Commissioners, the Darlington Township Board of Supervisors and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.

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Governor Shapiro expressed his commitment to supporting those affected by this incident. "My Administration has been on the ground in Western Pennsylvania since the first hours of Norfolk Southern's train derailment," he said. "We will continue to be here to support the people and communities that have been impacted."

The Shapiro Administration has been providing assistance since February 3rd when Norfolk Southern's train derailed in East Palestine Ohio. In February Governor Shapiro sent a letter to Norfolk Southern Corporation CEO Alan Shaw expressing serious concerns regarding their management of this incident and vowing to hold them accountable.

In response to this incident The Department of Health opened a health resource center where DOH staff were on hand to connect residents with healthcare providers as well as provide guidance on food and animal safety. The DOH also established a health resource network in March which directly connects residents with local health care providers in Beaver and Lawrence counties for long-term health needs.

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The Department of Environmental Protection is conducting independent water sampling while The Department of Agriculture is conducting ongoing soil and plant tissue sampling to closely monitor contamination risks related to this incident. DEP recently launched an interactive mapping tool that shows final sample results from soil and water testing while The Department of Agriculture launched a hotline for concerned farmers and producers as well as conducted plant tissue sampling at properties in Darlington.

Governor Shapiro secured an initial multi-million dollar commitment from Norfolk Southern Corporation which will reimburse emergency management teams who responded to this crisis as well as establish a community relief fund in Beaver and Lawrence counties for those affected by this incident.

Pennsylvania continues to see no concerning air soil or water quality readings following this train derailment however Governor Shapiro remains focused on supporting Pennsylvanians affected by this incident.

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