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EPA Review Demanded After Toxic Data Scandal | US News
Vice President JD Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin are demanding an independent review of the 2023 East Palestine derailment, citing alarming new evidence—including cancer-causing chemicals in soil at levels exceeding EPA thresholds, undisclosed during settlement talks—and troubling data manipulation by an EPA subcontractor. They’re targeting critical decisions by both the Biden administration and Norfolk Southern over three years, as toxic plumes forced thousands to flee. With Vance personally advocating for residents and the inspector general’s probe poised to reveal accountability…
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