Por: The Boston Globe Nation March 03, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it instructed the operator of the freight train that derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border to test for dioxins, toxic pollutants that could have formed after officials decided to burn the train’s cargo of vinyl chloride in order to avoid the threat of an explosion.The increased testing mandate came before a meeting at East Palestine High School on Thursday that was set to be the... + full article
Politico USA Politics March 03, 2023
EPA on Thursday ordered Norfolk Southern to begin testing for dioxins, a family of toxic chemicals that cause cancer and various other ailments, at the site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train crash. The order followed weeks of complaints by local residents that EPA wasn’t... + más
EPA orders testing for highly toxic dioxins at Ohio derailment site | Portland Press Herald
Ohio senators raise alarm on cancer-causing chemical potentially spreading in East Palestine | Fox News
Portland Press Herald USA World March 03, 2023
A view of the scene on Feb. 24, as the cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. Matt Freed/Associated Press After weeks of questions about contamination associated with a train derailment in... + más
Senators Sherrod Brown, JD Vance calling for Ohio EPA, US EPA to monitor East Palestine for dioxins | 10 WBNS
EPA orders dioxin testing at Ohio train crash site | Politico
CNBC USA Health February 22, 2023
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday to view the site of the recent train derailment that led to a spill of toxic chemicals into the community.Buttigieg plans to meet with community members, receive an update from... + más
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Newsweek USA Nation February 21, 2023
Two Ohio senators have expressed their concerns about the possibility that the large fire caused by a train derailment near the border between Ohio and Pennsylvania may have sent large amounts of toxic pollutants into the surrounding environment, posing a further threat to human... + más
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Fox News USA Politics February 20, 2023
Sens. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, penned a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its state counterpart over the weekend, requesting more information regarding the potential spread of a compound in East Palestine, Ohio, that can cause cancer.The... + más
Norfolk Southern commits $300K to East Palestine school district, reimburses fire department $825K | ABC News
Trump to visit East Palestine, donate water, supplies amid Biden's 'failed' response: adviser | Fox News
10 WBNS USA Health February 19, 2023
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance are calling on the directors of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to monitor for dioxins. The letter sent by Brown and Vance comes just two days... + más
Did dioxins spread after Ohio train derailment? | 10 WBNS
Newsweek USA Nation February 15, 2023
More than five million people whose drinking water comes from the Ohio River could see a plume of toxic chemicals flowing toward their local water intakes after a train derailment on the border between Ohio and Pennsylvania led to a toxic spill.During the initial phase of the... + más
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