Going forward, disposal plans for contaminated waste from the East Palestine train derailment will be subject to EPA approval, officials say.
"Everyone wants this contamination gone from the community. They don't want the worry, and they don't want the smell, and we owe it to the people of East Palestine to move it out of the community as quickly as possible," Shore said.
"EPA will ensure that all waste is disposed of in a safe and lawful manner at EPA-certified facilities to prevent further release of hazardous substances and impacts to communities," Shore said. She said officials had heard concerns from residents and others in a number of states and were reviewing"the transport of some of this waste over long distances and finding the appropriate permitted and certified sites to take the waste.
Shore said the EPA was not involved in the decision to do the controlled burn, but she called it a"well-founded" decision by local and state officials based on the information they had at the time"to deal with a highly explosive toxic chemical."
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