{"id":1850024,"date":"2023-02-16T15:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T20:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1850024"},"modified":"2023-02-16T15:52:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T20:52:53","slug":"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","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/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\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They Should Be Willing To Drink It\u2019: EPA Administrator Says Water Is Safe After Ohio Train Crash, J.D. Vance Invites Him To Take A Sip"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">50<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthey-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%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1850024&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) challenged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/environmental-protection-agency-epa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA<\/a> Administrator Michael Regan to have a glass of East Palestine tap water <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio<\/a>, after the agency claimed the water supply was safe despite the small town\u2019s recent Norfolk Southern <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/ohio-train-disaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">train derailment<\/a> And toxic <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/chemicals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chemical<\/a> disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Before the derailment, all residents within a mile of it were evacuated by both local and state authorities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/evacuation-ordered-ohio-governor-warns-major-explosion-could-send-shrapnel-a-mile-from-derailed-train\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>Regan visited the city on Thursday following criticisms that the Biden administration paid insufficient attention to the incident. He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX19Tricia\/status\/1626301090428858374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> His agency used sophisticated methods to test the water and air supply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not receiving any high levels of detection,\u201d Regan added. \u201cI feel very confident that our technology is protecting public health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the EPA, a <a href=\"https:\/\/response.epa.gov\/site\/site_profile.aspx?site_id=15933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement<\/a> That \u201ctest results from the village\u2019s municipal well sampling showed no water quality concerns\u201d He also noted that nearly 500 home screenings had been conducted by staff as of Wednesday night. Vance, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX19Tricia\/status\/1626271882038153219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenged<\/a> Regan to prove his agency\u2019s conviction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that if the EPA administrator wants to stand here and tell people that the tap water is safe,\u201d According to the lawmaker, \u201cby all means, they should be willing to drink it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance stated that he wouldn&#8217;t rely on local water sources when questioned by reporters. \u201cIf I was living here, I would drink the bottled water for now. Better safe than sorry, especially because it\u2019s being provided for free,\u201d He continued. \u201cThat\u2019s the advice I would give, and again, the residents are going to make their own decisions on this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents were also referred by the EPA to a <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.ohio.gov\/media\/news-and-media\/east-palestine-water-quality-update-2152023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement<\/a> The office of Gov. Mike DeWine, R-OH) said the Ohio EPA had also shown that results from tests were consistent. \u201cno detection of contaminants in raw water from the five wells that feed into East Palestine\u2019s municipal water system\u201d And, the agency has been rebranded. \u201cconfident that the municipal water is safe to drink.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents reported a persistent smell, dead wildlife, farm animals and other health issues. One of the first responders said that there was an &#8220;abnormal&#8221; smell in the air. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/unlike-anything-i-have-ever-seen-ohio-first-responder-says-residents-suffer-from-health-issues-after-train-derailment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview<\/a> The Daily Wire, he shared the experiences he had with his colleagues \u201cbad cough, headaches, sore throat, and diarrhea\u201d After helping community members affected by the derailment.<\/p>\n<p>Norfolk Southern has released vinyl chloride. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/company-responsible-for-ohio-train-derailment-issues-list-of-cancer-causing-substances-released\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warned<\/a> 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 \u201cunknown status,\u201d Norfolk Southern says that the amount of ethylhexylacrylate in another vehicle is still acceptable. \u201cpending.\u201d After residents were advised that they could safely return home, the EPA released the full list.<\/p>\n<p>Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/we-are-ruled-by-unserious-people-j-d-vance-and-tucker-carlson-blast-establishment-for-ignoring-ohio-train-derailment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contended<\/a> 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&#8217;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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) challenged EPA Administrator Michael Regan to drink a glass of tap water in East Palestine, Ohio, after the agency claimed the water supply was safe despite the small town\u2019s recent Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical disaster. 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