The Biden administration and state officials have reassured locals in eastern Ohio that there isn't a present danger after a massive release of toxic fumes.
Ohio governor urges resident to evacuate over fears of 'catastrophic' blast from train derailment.
"U.S. EPA continues to conduct air monitoring throughout the East Palestine community," the EPA said in a statement Sunday."Air monitoring since the fire went out has not detected any levels of concern in the community that can be attributed to the incident at this time." In a statement Monday, the EPA said while it continues to assist air monitoring efforts, it didn't make the final decision recommending residents return home."Health agencies and the fire department made the determination for residents to return home," the agency told Fox News Digital."EPA provided air monitoring data to health agencies and the local fire department to help make this decision.
"There’s a lot of what ifs, and we’re going to be looking at this thing 5, 10, 15, 20 years down the line and wondering, ‘Gee, cancer clusters could pop up, you know, well water could go bad."
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