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Resident raises air-quality and cancer concerns from CSX diesel emissions; council asks staff to contact CSX liaison
Summary
At a Rocky Mount City Council meeting, resident Ed Scenciarelli told the council diesel emissions from idling CSX trains are harming air quality and harming trees; city staff said they will pass the resident's information to the city's CSX liaison and explore next steps, while councilmembers suggested outside partnerships.
Ed Scenciarelli, a resident of South Church Street in Rocky Mount, told the City Council that diesel emissions from CSX trains running and idling near his neighborhood are degrading air quality and harming residents' health. "The CSX train traffic has polluted the air to such a degree that the tree line at the tracks... has also caused most of the trees to either appear dead or are dead," Scenciarelli said during the public-comment period. He added that diesel odors wake his family and that he, as a lung cancer survivor, fears recurrence from continued exposure.
The concern drew…
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