Experts have questioned the process and extent of the testing procedures for highly toxic chemicals possibly spawned by a controlled burn at the East Palestine derailment. EPA has approved rail ...

The Environmental Protection Agency says levels of cancer-causing chemicals called dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio, are “similar to typical background levels” after a train derailment and chemical ...

Weak, practically useless testing of a horrific substance at the Norfolk Southern train derailment site outside of East Palestine, Ohio, could mean misery, illnesses and premature deaths in the ...

HOUSTON, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SPL Environmental, a leader in analytical laboratory testing, is proud to announce the addition of targeted dioxin testing for ...

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) – The Environmental Protection Agency held a meeting in East Palestine on Thursday to release the results of soil testing. The EPA finished its first phase of soil testing.

EAST PALESTINE — A government whistleblower-protecting watchdog group made another attempt for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) records concerning dioxin testing in the wake of the train ...

INFORMATION. IF WE GO BACK TO FEBRUARY AND LOOK AT THE CONTROLLED BURN OF VINYL CHLORIDE IN THOSE FIVE RAIL CARS, YOU REMEMBER THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT A POTENTIAL BYPRODUCT, DIOXIN, WHICH IS ...

Waste from the East Palestine train derailment doesn't contain harmful levels of dioxins, testing shows, so the materials can be legally disposed of at an Indiana landfill, a news release said.

For years, environmentalists in the Lake Area have been concerned that local residents have been exposed to dangerously high levels of dioxin. Dioxins are present in the environment primarily due to ...