Since the Inflation Reduction Act allocated $60 billion to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to accelerate environmental justice work, the EPA has been busy figuring out how to spend it. Some $32 billion will be broken into grant programs with at least 40 percent of that money ($12.8 billion) going to projects that advance equity…
First Look at How EPA Will Spend $32 Billion in Environmental Justice Grants
Federal Officials Enter 500 East Palestine Homes After Toxic Train Crash
More than 500 “home re-entry screenings” were carried out by federal officials in East Palestine, Ohio, following last month’s train derailment and release of toxic chemicals, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A statement issued by the EPA said federal officials conducted 578 home screenings and continue to maintain air monitoring at 16 stations…
House Republicans Ramp Up Inquiries Into Federal Response to Ohio Derailment
March 1, 2023
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House Republicans are pushing forward with several inquiries into the Biden administrations handling of the response to the Feb. 3 train derailment and subsequent chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) sent a letter (pdf) to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on Feb. 27 to request information on the…
Senators Call For Health Monitoring of Residents Exposed to Ohio Toxic Train Crash
February 28, 2023
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Ohio’s U.S. Senators J.D. Vance and Sherrod Brown teamed up to write a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to immediately start health screenings for residents in the aftermath of the East Palestine toxic train derailment. After the Feb. 3 crash and subsequent fire, more than 4,700…
EPA to Move East Palestine Chemical Waste to Another State
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb criticized a plan from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to move waste from the derailed train site in East Palestine, Ohio, to a landfill in Indiana. Officials from the EPA told media outlets Monday that contaminated waste the derailment will be taken to an incinerator in Grafton, Ohio, and a landfill…
Shipment of Contaminated Waste Resumes From Ohio Toxic Train Derailment Site
After halting the process on Feb. 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that shipment of contaminated waste from the toxic train derailment site in eastern Ohio could resume on Feb. 28. Amid objections from Michigan authorities who said they weren’t aware that hazardous materials were headed into their state, the EPA ordered a temporary…
EPA Administrator Admits There Is a ‘Deficit of Trust’ in Toxic Train Derailment Response
Recognizing “there has been a deficit of trust” in the federal government among East Palestine residents in the aftermath of the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan returned to the eastern Ohio village on Feb. 28. Regan attended a roundtable with students and teachers at East Palestine High…
Timeline of Ohio Train Derailment, Toxic Chemical Spill
When Feb. 3 dawned, East Palestine was like most small communities in America—the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone, high school football Friday nights are like holidays, and families have lived for generations. That comfort and nostalgia abruptly changed by around 9 p.m. when a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train carrying 151…
EPA Orders Temporary Halt to Shipping of Ohio Toxic Train Crash Contaminated Waste
February 26, 2023
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Amid objections from Michigan authorities who said they were not aware hazardous materials were headed into their state, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a temporary pause on shipments of contaminated waste from the site of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “Everyone wants this contamination gone from the…
Capitol Report: Biden Administration Issues New Border Policy; EPA Vows to Hold Norfolk Southern Accountable
A new temporary border rule was unveiled by the Biden administration. It’s the strictest measure by the Department of Homeland Security since Biden took office. Dueling speeches by President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin: what do they each announce as China’s role in the war in Ukraine draws attention? Poland’s consul general in New…
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