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 derailment and chemical release in East Palestine through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
The Government Accountability Project made a second request to the EPA Monday, asking for expedited processing of information regarding dioxins and other chemicals of concern from the East Palestine derailment in fulfilling an original request for the information. The original request was made in September.
In a press release, the Government Accountability Project, which was formed in 1977 by the Institute for Policy Studies to “empower whistleblowers, hold the powerful accountable and advocate for change, stated that the group’s environmental investigator Lesley Pacy visited the village last month and experienced herself the same medical symptoms residents have reported.
“Scientists have raised concerns about Norfolk Southern’s unconventional dioxin testing methods that were approved by the EPA. Meanwhile, the people of East Palestine continue to suffer from horrific health symptoms that began after the train derailment and controlled burn of vinyl chloride and other chemicals,” Pacy said. “Residents cannot wait six more months for transparency from the EPA. They need it now. In filing this new FOIA, the Government Accountability Project has demonstrated to the EPA that our request...
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