EPA Administrator Michael Regan will visit East Palestine on Thursday, nearly two weeks after a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed there, leading to a burn-off of chemicals that has raised fears of environmental crisis.
Regan announced the visit on Twitter Wednesday.
As @EPA Administrator, my top priority is the health and safety of all people.
— Michael Regan, U.S. EPA (@EPAMichaelRegan) February 15, 2023
Tomorrow, I will be heading to East Palestine, Ohio to hear from residents in their homes, visit the site of the derailment, and meet with emergency responders from the state.pic.twitter.com/TeASLxzUwe
“We've mobilized a very high-tech airplane, we've mobilized mobile vans, we have stationary air monitoring and we've been in over 460 homes testing the air quality," Regan said on Fox News. "We're going to test 28 more homes today. The data shows that there are no elevated levels."
He added that the agency would “hold Norfolk Southern accountable.”
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The two U.S. senators from Ohio, Sherrod Brown (D) and J.D. Vance (R), also said Thursday that they will travel to the site.