Federal, state and local teams on the ground in East Palestine say there is good news for a community in crisis, in the form of more help, including cleaning services and another public informational meeting.
Debra Shore is with the U.S. EPA, “The EPA has conducted 594 home re-entry screenings to date and continues air monitoring at 15 stations within the community. I’m pleased that they’ll be no exceedences for residential air quality standards and outdoor air quality remains normal. We will continue to offer the air screenings to any resident within the evacuation zone who wants a screening. Yesterday, we set up a new information hotline. It’s posted on the EPA’s website: 866-361-0526.
Shore makes it clear the decision is not because Norfolk Southern has done anything wrong when it comes to waste removal, it’s because of concerns from other states that could receive the contaminated waste like Texas. The federal, state and local agencies all promising they are working with the community to get life back to normal in East Palestine and the surrounding communities.
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