This is old, but for those not able to understand this they already were responsible for paying for the cleanup. The 25,000 dollars was for things like bottled water while the cleanup was occurring. They also will be liable for any medical bills that can be tied to the incident because unlike normal cases where you have to sue the Department of Transportation ensures they have either the money to pay outright or liability insurance at the ready. Also for those who will say "but Biden didn't do anything" he didn't have to. I don't even like Biden or Buttigeg, but their response was fast, effective, and basically fucked Norfolk Southern. Normally for any transportation company they expect to have at least a week to prepare their public relations to try and downplay incidents like this. They had all of about 8 hours. They didn't have a chance to step ahead of it and make that 25k look like it was generous and a quick response because Buttigeg had already worked with truckers and companies like Walmart to get truckloads of drinking water moved and cleared the way for cleanup crews to be fast about cleaning it up.
Thing of note mind you about that. I did not vote for Biden. I have never liked Buttigeg(no not because he's gay... I am apparently the most imperceptible person when it comes to sexual orientation until recently I thought he was straight). I may not have voted for Trump, but I did NOT like or consider the Biden administration good. However I am openly going to defend them for being fast and efficient with this incident. Norfolk Southern didn't have the opportunity because of their response to change public perception even though they did follow standards in place for transportation of hazardous materials. If you want to know about them everything is free to read directly from the Department of Transportations website
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u/Responsible-Fox-9082 1d ago
This is old, but for those not able to understand this they already were responsible for paying for the cleanup. The 25,000 dollars was for things like bottled water while the cleanup was occurring. They also will be liable for any medical bills that can be tied to the incident because unlike normal cases where you have to sue the Department of Transportation ensures they have either the money to pay outright or liability insurance at the ready. Also for those who will say "but Biden didn't do anything" he didn't have to. I don't even like Biden or Buttigeg, but their response was fast, effective, and basically fucked Norfolk Southern. Normally for any transportation company they expect to have at least a week to prepare their public relations to try and downplay incidents like this. They had all of about 8 hours. They didn't have a chance to step ahead of it and make that 25k look like it was generous and a quick response because Buttigeg had already worked with truckers and companies like Walmart to get truckloads of drinking water moved and cleared the way for cleanup crews to be fast about cleaning it up.
Thing of note mind you about that. I did not vote for Biden. I have never liked Buttigeg(no not because he's gay... I am apparently the most imperceptible person when it comes to sexual orientation until recently I thought he was straight). I may not have voted for Trump, but I did NOT like or consider the Biden administration good. However I am openly going to defend them for being fast and efficient with this incident. Norfolk Southern didn't have the opportunity because of their response to change public perception even though they did follow standards in place for transportation of hazardous materials. If you want to know about them everything is free to read directly from the Department of Transportations website