Contaminate Ohio derailment waste shipments to resume
By Bernd Debusmann JrShipments of toxic waste from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment are expected to resume after a brief pause, environmental officials have said.Solid and liquid waste from the site are now being shipped to specialised facilities.
An EPA regional administrator, Debra Shore, said that stopping the shipments would allow officials to "ensure that all waste is disposed of in a safe and lawful manner" at approved facilities. Some waste had already been shipped to facilities in Texas and Michigan. Additionally, Ms Shore said that screenings and air monitoring had found that indoor and outdoor air quality is normal.The announcement came two days after a town hall meeting in which East Palestine residents - as well as environmental activist Erin Brockovich - called on the government to provide more answers about why people continue to report feeling ill in the wake of the derailment.
According to US news outlets including Axios and CNN, Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to launch investigations into the derailment.Last week, Kentucky Republican James Comer - the chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee - sent a letter to transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to "provide transparency" on the incident. The letter came as Mr Buttigieg was in East Palestine to meet with residents and investigators.
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