Environmental officials said that outdoor air quality levels in East Palestine, Ohio, remained normal, just days after a town hall where frustrated residents and activists continued to demand answers.
Shore also announced that the agency had more identified EPA facilities that will be able to accept some of the contaminated waste removed from the area. Shore said Norfolk Southern will be able to resume shipments of the waste starting Monday after the company wasShore said the agency is working to identify additional disposal facilities.
Ohio EPA director Anne Vogel said the cleanup on the site of the derailment continues to go"smoothly," and that all the railcars, except for the cars being held by the National Transportation Safety Board, have been removed from the site. Officials also announced that the EPA and other responding agencies will be hosting an open house later this week where residents can get questions answered.
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