No one has accepted real responsibility for the East Palestine spill | Zsuzsa Gyenes

There is still a disturbing chemical odor three months later - yet we're fighting for accountability from Norfolk Southern, the Ohio governor and the CDC

When a Norfolk Southern train derailed - spilling over 116,000 gallons of toxic petrochemicals, much of which ignited, less than a mile from my home in East Palestine - I was terrified. I knew this would disrupt life for me, my family, and our neighbors, likely for years to come.

When we were forced to evacuate, I wouldn't have imagined that three long months later my family and I would still be displaced and living in a hotel. Nor could I have imagined that we would be fighting tooth and nail for accountability from Norfolk Southern, pushing to get Mike DeWine, the Ohio Governor, to declare a state of emergency and desperately trying to get the CDC to provide clear guidelines for testing and monitoring.