Environmental Protection Agency

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EPA chief at train derailment site: “trust the government”

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at the toll left by a freight train derailment in Ohio, where toxic chemicals spilled or were burned off, leaving the stench of fresh paint nearly two weeks later.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-us-environmental-protection-agency-ohio-pennsylvania-business-a686a906bc165d890097646b77412b1d?

EPA takes charge of cleanup in toxic Ohio train derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Federal environmental regulators on Tuesday took charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill.

https://apnews.com/article/ohio-train-derailment-epa-61ff5fec89c452f4ff7f56b5b8b4e44e

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up toxic derailment

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern on Tuesday to pay for the cleanup of the East Palestine, Ohio, train wreck and chemical release as federal regulators took charge of long-term recovery efforts and promised worried residents they won’t be forgotten.

https://apnews.com/article/ohio-train-derailment-epa-61ff5fec89c452f4ff7f56b5b8b4e44e

Did 5 Environmental Scientists Flying to East Palestine, Ohio, Die in Plane Crash?

Claim:

Five environmental scientists en route to a train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, in early 2023 were killed in a plane crash.

Rating:

False

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/five-scientists-plane-crash/?

 

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AP Exclusive: EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment

The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented, federal officials said.

https://apnews.com/article/east-palestine-derailment-epa-public-health-emergency-be238b72219ecc4b6e5c7b88eefbf6f9?