‘They Should Be Willing To Drink It’: EPA Administrator Says Water Is Safe After Ohio Train Crash, J.D. Vance Invites Him To Take A Sip

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) challenged EPA Administrator Michael Regan to have a glass of East Palestine tap water Ohio, after the agency claimed the water supply was safe despite the small town’s recent Norfolk Southern train derailment And toxic Chemical disaster.

Before the derailment, all residents within a mile of it were evacuated by both local and state authorities. started To reduce the chance of an explosion, a controlled burning of industrial chemicals was done on the vehicle. This could have caused shrapnel to be released into the small community. Five train cars carrying vinyl chloride, a carcinogen that is used in the manufacture of PVC, released large plumes of dark smoke last week, visible across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

Regan visited the city on Thursday following criticisms that the Biden administration paid insufficient attention to the incident. He His agency used sophisticated methods to test the water and air supply.

“We are not receiving any high levels of detection,” Regan added. “I feel very confident that our technology is protecting public health.”

According to the EPA, a Statement That “test results from the village’s municipal well sampling showed no water quality concerns” He also noted that nearly 500 home screenings had been conducted by staff as of Wednesday night. Vance, however, challenged Regan to prove his agency’s conviction.

“I think that if the EPA administrator wants to stand here and tell people that the tap water is safe,” According to the lawmaker, “by all means, they should be willing to drink it.”

Vance stated that he wouldn’t rely on local water sources when questioned by reporters. “If I was living here, I would drink the bottled water for now. Better safe than sorry, especially because it’s being provided for free,” He continued. “That’s the advice I would give, and again, the residents are going to make their own decisions on this.”

Residents were also referred by the EPA to a Statement The office of Gov. Mike DeWine, R-OH) said the Ohio EPA had also shown that results from tests were consistent. “no detection of contaminants in raw water from the five wells that feed into East Palestine’s municipal water system” And, the agency has been rebranded. “confident that the municipal water is safe to drink.”

Residents reported a persistent smell, dead wildlife, farm animals and other health issues. One of the first responders said that there was an “abnormal” smell in the air. Interview The Daily Wire, he shared the experiences he had with his colleagues “bad cough, headaches, sore throat, and diarrhea” After helping community members affected by the derailment.

Norfolk Southern has released vinyl chloride. Warned The EPA stated that a variety of volatile chemicals were also present at the site of the derailment. An ethylene glycol monobutylether-containing train car currently contains an “unknown status,” Norfolk Southern says that the amount of ethylhexylacrylate in another vehicle is still acceptable. “pending.” After residents were advised that they could safely return home, the EPA released the full list.

Vance Contended East Palestine residents are the victims of misplaced priorities by Biden administration officials, such as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg did not address East Palestine’s train crash for more that a week but appeared at National Association of Counties Conference and commented on racial equality in the construction sector.