EPA Office of Inspector General to investigate agency’s response to East Palestine train derailment
The inquiry will look at issues like hazardous waste disposal, air and water monitoring, soil and sediment sampling, and risk communication.
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Former EPA official calls agency’s response in East Palestine too weak
Judith Enck says U.S. EPA is deferring too much to Ohio agencies, which don't have enough expertise and experience in dealing with chemical emergencies.
U.S. EPA coordinator says East Palestine cleanup is following ‘sound science’
Mark Durno, EPA's onsite coordinator in East Palestine, says agencies and contractors are following sound science in the derailment cleanup.
The paradox of East Palestine: safe test results, while residents report health problems
The Pa. House Policy Committee was in Darlington to hear from health officials, regulators, and residents impacted by the derailment.
After the derailment, many in East Palestine live with questions about dioxins
EPA ordered Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins as residents' anxiety about their possible exposure to these toxic chemicals rises.
After workers report health problems, OSHA investigates Norfolk Southern for East Palestine cleanup site
Workers brought in to clear and rebuild the tracks after the derailment are now complaining of health problems similar to those experienced by residents of East Palestine.
Norfolk Southern safety plan would add more ‘hotbox’ sensors to its tracks
The company would add 200 more hotbox sensors that detect problems like the kind that derailed a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine.
Norfolk Southern agrees to pay for East Palestine residents to relocate during cleanup
One resident reported the company offered a prepaid debit card with $500 per week, while the remediation is expected to last about six weeks.
Researchers find high levels of hazardous chemicals weeks after East Palestine derailment
Carnegie Mellon and Texas A&M researchers found high levels of acrolein, a chemical found in manufacturing and formed in combustion. It is considered a hazardous air pollutant.
Emotions spill over in East Palestine in contentious public meeting
This was the first time Norfolk Southern faced the residents of East Palestine, who shouted and booed and expressed frustrations and fears.
