There are allegations of missteps and mistakes in the federal EPA’s response to the East Palestine toxic train derailment from someone who’s been in the agency’s top ranks.
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Allegations of missteps and mistakes in the federal EPA’s response to the East Palestine toxic train derailment are coming from someone who’s been in the agency’s top ranks.More than a month after a dark chemical plume billowed over East Palestine, there are signs of resilience. But there are also high demands for baseline medical tests and water many people want to trust to drink.
Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics, served as an EPA Regional Administrator under President Obama.Enck said the evacuation zone should have been larger, and people needed to stay away longer. She also questions whether it was necessary at all to burn the toxic vinyl chloride. “We didn’t believe any secondary breakdown products would be a cause for concern so we were not looking to sample or monitor for those types of contaminants,” Durno said. Norfolk Southern’s soil sampling plan that the EPA signed off on is now on day two, targeting agricultural and recreational areas."It’s been raining a lot and they're only testing soil and I understand pieces of ash, but good luck finding that after the rain,” Enck said.
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