EPA Wants To Move Chemical Waste From Ohio Train Crash To Landfill In Another State

Eric Holcomb, Indiana Republican Governor renounced a plan from Environmental Protection Agency To move chemical waste from the train derailment In East Palestine, Ohio to a landfill located in the western part of the Hoosier State.

All residents within one mile radius of the February 3 train derailment were evacuated by local and state authorities. started To reduce the chance of an explosion, a controlled burning of industrial chemicals was done on the vehicle. This could have caused shrapnel to be released into the small Ohio community. Vinyl chloride (a carcinogen used in the production of PVC) was released from five train cars as massive plumes black smoke visible across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

According to a EPA statement, officials revealed Monday that contaminated material from the disaster would be transported by the EPA to an incinerator located in Grafton (Ohio) and a landfill located in Roachdale (Indiana). Report Fox 59. The former city is 103 mi from East Palestine while the latter is only 402 miles from the small community of rust belt communities.

Holcomb made the announcement in a Tuesday interview Press release He disagrees with the decision not to transport chemical waste from Ohio’s eastern border to Indiana’s far western part, effectively crossing both states’ borders.

“There has been a lack of communication with me and other Indiana officials about this decision,” Holcomb spoke. “After learning third-hand that materials may be transported to our state yesterday, I directed my environmental director to reach out to the agency. The materials should go to the nearest facilities, not moved from the far eastern side of Ohio to the far western side of Indiana.”

Holcomb stated that he had requested to speak with Michael Regan, EPA Administrator, about the decision. “what precautions will be taken in the transport and disposition of the materials.”

Norfolk Southern, which was the victim of the train derailment, Warned The EPA stated that a variety of volatile chemicals other than vinyl chloride were found at the site, including ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and ethylhexyl acrylate. Only after residents were assured they could return safely to their homes, did the EPA release the entire list.

EPA is just one of the many state and federal agencies that have been mentioned. Assured Residents who “test results from the village’s municipal well sampling showed no water quality concerns.” The Daily Wire’s team of producers and journalists visited East Palestine earlier this year. reported A persistent smell in the air, an oily sheen in the local creeks, rivers, and symptoms such a sore throat and headaches that can only be acquired by staying for an extended time in the area.

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