Por: Politico 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 testing for dioxins, which can form when vinyl chloride is burned, as happened after the crash. But EPA had held off on testing for them, arguing that because dioxins are... + full article
10 WBNS USA Nation March 03, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A month after a toxic train derailed in East Palestine, the EPA says it will now require Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins – a problematic pollutant that is created when vinyl chloride combusts. The – which was carrying hazardous chemicals like vinyl... + más
EPA orders dioxin testing at Ohio train crash site | Politico
Senators Sherrod Brown, JD Vance calling for Ohio EPA, US EPA to monitor East Palestine for dioxins | 10 WBNS
CBS News USA Politics March 03, 2023
In response to health and safety concerns from residents of East Palestine, Ohio, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it will requir Norfolk Southern to test the site of the fiery for dioxins, the agency announced. The EPA it will order an immediate of the... + más
Dioxins have forced entire towns to relocate. Testing could reveal if they threaten East Palestine. | NBC 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
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
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Newsweek USA Nation February 18, 2023
An environmental epidemiologist believes that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) might not be able to detect certain toxins despite air monitoring tests in East Palestine, Ohio.The claim is concerning given that East Palestine residents have been breathing the air for two... + más
EPA wants state to crack down on pollution during plant startups and shutdowns | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business January 12, 2023
A controversial chemical plant near LaPlace is pushing back against mounting pressure from federal regulators to reduce emissions of a likely cancer-causing chemical.The neoprene manufacturing plant on Wednesday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over longstanding air... + más
Denka tests method to reduce some chloroprene emissions, while EPA orders new monitoring | The Advocate
EPA says Denka wastes emitting likely cancer-causing chemical stored at site | The Advocate
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