{"id":2651469,"date":"2026-08-28T23:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T03:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-demands-probe-of-biden-epas-east-palestine-response\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T00:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T04:15:49","slug":"vance-demands-probe-of-biden-epas-east-palestine-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-demands-probe-of-biden-epas-east-palestine-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance demands probe of Biden EPA\u2019s East Palestine response"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fvance-demands-probe-of-biden-epas-east-palestine-response%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=2651469&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--><p>Vice President JD Vance has called for an examination into the Biden administration\u2019s handling of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where hazardous chemicals were spilled and burned. The derailment involved 20 cars carrying toxic substances, including vinyl chloride, leading to health concerns among residents. Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin sent a letter to the Inspector General requesting oversight of the response, citing potential systemic failures and lack of clarity. <\/p>\n<p>Documents released this week suggest federal officials were worried about casualties during the burn but publicly shared less concerning information. There are allegations that evacuation orders were lifted prematurely and that testing for toxic chemicals, including dioxins, was inadequate, with some samples showing hazardous levels. Self-reliant experts and studies have raised concerns about ongoing health impacts, contamination, and improper testing protocols. The incident has prompted scrutiny over government response and transparency, with residents reporting health issues like menstrual problems, lung scarring, and rashes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> on Friday urged the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/environmental-protection-agency\/\">Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>\u2018s watchdog to investigate the Biden administration\u2019s response to a train derailment in northeastern Ohio that resulted in the spill of toxic chemicals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The train was hauling 20 cars containing hazardous materials, including at least five toxic chemicals, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3447571\/nih-east-palestine-chemical-exposure-investigation-vance\/\">when it derailed<\/a> in East Palestine in 2023, when Vance was an Ohio senator. Some residents said they experienced significant health conditions after more than a million pounds of vinyl chloride and other toxins were burned, releasing the chemicals into the air during the controlled operation, which Norfolk Southern officials proposed over fear that the train cars could explode.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4705101\/vance-zeldin-investigation-biden-epa-east-palestine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance, Zeldin demand investigation of Biden EPA\u2019s East Palestine train derailment response<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4705005\/trump-venezuela-oil-deal-65-billion-barrels-in-reserves\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump announces massive oil deal with Venezuela for over 65 billion barrels in reserves<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4703532\/trump-order-rename-lake-ontario-where-does-change-apply\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump signed an order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America \u2014 what to know<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerns also linger that there were systemic failures in the response to the crisis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Vance this week sent a letter to Inspector General Nicole Murley requesting oversight of the Biden administration\u2019s response to the train derailment. The vice president previously successfully nudged federal health officials to launch a five-year, $10 million research initiative to assess and address the long-term health outcomes stemming from the train derailment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe people of East Palestine deserve a government that is transparent and accountable to them,\u201d Vance said in a post to X highlighting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/us-vice-president-jd-vance-us-epa-administrator-lee-zeldin-request-independent\">the letter<\/a>. \u201cIf the Biden administration withheld public health risks from the community, they must be held accountable. Today, I am formally calling for an investigation into who knew what, and when.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter from Vance and Zeldin comes after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whistleblower.org\/press\/records-undercut-justification-for-east-palestine-vent-and-burn\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">documents<\/a> from a government watchdog released this week showed that federal officials were concerned about the potential number of casualties during the burn of the train cars. The information released differs from what was publicly shared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerns have also been raised that federal officials lifted evacuation orders too early and allowed residents to return to homes still tainted by toxic chemicals because the processes the EPA used to test homes weren\u2019t adequate for finding all hazardous materials. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, independent testing expert Scott Smith said 49% of his testing samples for dioxin in East Palestine exceeded the EPA cancer screening levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s astounding in that it was suppressed,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/national\/report-kept-from-residents-now-revealed-shows-toxic-levels-in-east-palestine\/\">told<\/a> NewsNation. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A peer-reviewed study released <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/26\/ohio-east-palestine-train-toxic-crash\">in June<\/a> raised concerns that there \u201cis evidence that the bodies of those who lived in close proximity to the site were still fighting and repairing from a toxic exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Government Accountability Project <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whistleblower.org\/press\/epa-broke-dioxin-sampling-protocols-in-east-palestine\/\">in June said<\/a> people who contracted with the EPA to respond to the disaster broke agency rules by collecting and storing soil toxin samples in plastic bags instead of the required glass containers, a shift that could lead to cross-contamination and inaccurate test results. A 2024 CNN analysis found EPA officials often relied on odor alone to detect certain toxic chemicals in residents\u2019 homes instead of equipment, despite warnings from experts that smell could be an unreliable indicator. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4705005\/trump-venezuela-oil-deal-65-billion-barrels-in-reserves\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4705005\/trump-venezuela-oil-deal-65-billion-barrels-in-reserves\/\">TRUMP ANNOUNCES MASSIVE OIL DEAL WITH VENEZUELA FOR OVER 65 BILLION BARRELS IN RESERVES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May 2025, the Government Accountability Project raised concerns that the Biden administration downplayed data showing the \u201cpotential for cancer clusters\u201d due to toxic fumes released during the derailment, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/midwest\/ohio-train-derailment\/fema-white-house-east-palestine-exclusive\/\">citing<\/a> new documents from the Federal Emergency Management Agency obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents in the East Palestine area have reported <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alleghenyfront.org\/east-palestine-norfolk-southern-train-derailment-vinyl-chloride-liver-disease\/\">menstrual issues<\/a>, lung scarring, and rashes, among other issues, while some have been advised to track their health with a medical provider in case they develop cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance urges EPA probe into Ohio train derailment response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2651470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217552610459_517f0a-e1787321913740.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,32536,10732,37840,3976],"class_list":["post-2651469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-east-palestine","tag-epa","tag-government-oversight","tag-investigation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217552610459_517f0a-e1787321913740.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651469"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651476,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651469\/revisions\/2651476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}