Vance, Zeldin ask for EPA probe into East Palestine train derailment response
Newly released documents show EPA modeling first projected more than 1,900 possible deaths from burning vinyl chloride, later revised to 29.
- On Friday, Vice President Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urged Inspector General Nicole Murley to investigate the Biden administration's response to the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
- The request follows documents released this week showing federal officials previously worried about potential casualties during the controlled burn of hazardous chemicals; early modeling projected more than 1,900 people could die.
- Earlier this week, independent testing expert Scott Smith reported that 49% of his dioxin samples exceeded EPA cancer screening levels, telling NewsNation, "It's astounding in that it was suppressed."
- "The people of East Palestine deserve a government that is transparent and accountable to them," Vance said, while the Biden EPA maintains it has worked since day one to protect human health.
- The National Transportation Safety Board previously found the controlled burn unnecessary because Norfolk Southern misrepresented explosion risks, and The Trump EPA continues investigating a subcontractor for failing to meet data quality standards.
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Wh Demands Probe Into 2023 Ohio Train Derailment
The Hill reports: Two Trump administration officials are calling for an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation into the government’s response to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment — which caused toxic chemicals to spill into the town. In a joint Friday letter, Vice President JD Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin asked the … The post Wh Demands Probe Into 2023 Ohio Train Derailment appeared first on Joe.M…
Documents suggest officials downplayed East Palestine casualty risk, prompting federal probe request
Trump administration officials are calling for a federal watchdog investigation into the response to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, citing newly disclosed documents showing internal models predicted thousands of severe casualties from an unnecessary procedure.
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Conservative News DailyVance demands probe of Biden EPA’s East Palestine response
Vice President JD Vance on Friday urged the Environmental Protection Agency‘s watchdog to investigate the Biden administration’s response to a train derailment in northeastern Ohio that resulted in the spill of toxic chemicals. The train was hauling 20 cars containing hazardous materials, including at least five toxic chemicals, when it derailed in East Palestine in […]
Vance, Zeldin ask for EPA probe into East Palestine train derailment response
Two Trump administration officials are calling for an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation into the government's response to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment — which caused toxic chemicals to spill into the town. In a joint Friday letter, Vice President JD Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin asked the EPA’s acting inspector...
Vice President JD Vance, EPA chief Lee Zeldin call for probe into Biden administration's response to East Palestine train derailment
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Vice President JD Vance demand an independent probe into the Biden administration's response to the 2023 East Palestine derailment.
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