By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, (Children's Health Defense) - “We are all excited for this town hall meeting, and it is just a slap in the face because the people who put us out are too afraid to show up to the meeting,” said Nate Velez, a resident whose family is currently staying in rentals outside of East Palestine, unsure whether it’s safe to return to their home half a mile away from the site of the fiery derailment... “Most people did not want to go home, but they had to,” Velez said of those who evacuated following the crash. “So, all the people who had to go home were complaining of smells, pains in their throat, headaches, sickness. I have gone back a few times, and the smell does make you sick. It hurts your head.”