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Environmental agencies are often quick to declare the air, water and soil safe after chemical disasters like the Ohio train derailment — but huge knowledge gaps exist.
Internal agency communications confirm certain EPA experts, including a "key dioxin scientist," were not consulted until a month after the derailment.
The state used preliminary results from railroad-funded sampling to declare that East Palestine's drinking water was safe in the wake of the toxic spill.
A freight train derailment in eastern Ohio has left residents worried about their future & their health.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
Toxic chemical fumes may be the cause of the mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping.
Officials fear toxic gases as the Passaic blaze spreads.
The EPA is expected to sign off on four new chemicals in the PFAS family, even as concerns mount about their devastating health effects.
Toxic chemical fumes may be the cause of the mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping.
The health assessment that apparently was completed months ago concerns formaldehyde.
