EPA Orders Railroad Company At Center Of East Palestine Disaster To Halt Waste Removal

Norfolk Southern was ordered by the federal government to stop removing hazardous materials. East Palestine, OhioThis is the location in which a train was hit by a train earlier this month, causing an environmental catastrophe.

Since the Feb. 3, train accident, the railroad company has been responsible to remove soil and water tainted. High-strength chemicals Vinyl chloride and ethylene glycol monobutylether are some examples. The Environmental Protection Agency ordered that the company stop on Saturday so that it can approve all aspects.

“Moving forward, waste disposal plans including disposal location and transportation routes for contaminated waste will be subject to federal EPA review and approval,” Debra Shore, administrator of the U.S. EPA for Region 5, spoke at a news conference.

Contaminated soil remains to be removed from the scene of the train derailment, East Palestine, and taken to a Michigan hazardous-waste disposal facility.

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Officials from Michigan and Texas claim that contaminated soil and water, as well as millions of gallons water used to put out fires at the site were brought into their states. The train derailment site produced approximately two million gallons fire fighting water. To be disposed in Harris County according to the chief executive.

Texas Molecular is a company CNN It has been receiving approximately 30 truckloads per day of contaminated water.

“It’s a very real problem, we were told yesterday the materials were coming only to learn today they’ve been here for a week,” Last week, Judge Lina Hidalgo spoke to reporters.

Officials in Ohio said that 20 truckloads worth of soil contaminated with lead had been removed from the site. About 15 truckloads of contaminated soil were transported to Belleville, Michigan’s hazardous waste treatment and disposal center. Five were returned to East Palestine.

Shore stated that she believes that the company’s disposal methods have been in compliance so far with federal regulations.

“But we did hear from residents who were concerned and others and a number of states,” Shore stated. “We’re reviewing the transport of some of this waste over long distances and finding the appropriate and permanent certified sites to take waste, as we do with other contaminated sites.”

Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine’s office stated that approximately 102,000 gallons liquid waste and 4,500 cubic yard solid waste were being stored at the scene of the derailment.

Since state and railroad officials decided to lighten tanker cars containing volatile chemicals, East Palestine residents and others have reported headaches, dizziness and difficulty breathing. So-called “The Bomb” is a term used to describe the explosive chemicals that were ignited in tanker cars. “controlled burn” The huge plume of smoke that rose in the sky caused concern about long-term environmental damage. Residents reported the deaths of their pets and thousands of dead fish were found in local waterways.

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