Federal teams are going door-to-door to check in with residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and conducting health surveys
as part of the federal government’s response to the toxic train derailment that has fueled anxiety about the safety of the air and water in the town, according to a White House official. The teams are providing informational flyers with federal and local resources and completing the surveys after President Joe Biden directed the move, according to the official.
Biden on Friday directed agencies to go door-to-door to check in with residents after he received an update on the federal government’s response to the derailment from senior officials, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and the heads of the EPA and FEMA, according to the official.
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