Senators John Fetterman and J.D. Vance teamed up to urge the Environmental Protection Agency and National Transportation Safety Board into action following the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio.
Angry East Palestine, Ohio residents gathered for a town hall Wednesday, with one attendee asking the mayor, "Where's Pete Buttigieg?" , teamed up with Senators Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Bob Casey, D-Penn., to urge the Environmental Protection Agency and National Transportation Safety Board into action following the East Palestine, Ohio toxic train wreck on Feb. 3.
"Hundreds of families were forced to flee their homes and are now rightfully concerned about long-term health risks associated with exposure to the toxic chemicals released. No American family should be forced to face the horror of fleeing their homes because hazardous materials have spilled or caught fire in their community," the lawmakers wrote.
The lawmakers wrote that the community is"also concerned about the possible exposure to additional hazardous gases that may have been released when first responders were forced to vent and combust the railcars containing vinyl chloride to prevent a catastrophic explosion."
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