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Feb 2023
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How EPA Plans To Keep East Palestine Res...

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The Environmental Protection Agency says tests have not shown any contamination of air or drinking water linked to the train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio.

But residents in the area still have safety concerns.

NPR's Ari Shapiro asks EPA Administrator Michael Regan about those concerns and about the agency's response to the disaster.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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