Yeah, there’s this poorly understood territory re U.S. EPA and in this case, the Ohio EPA.
https://epa.ohio.gov/monitor-pollution/pollution-issues/east-palestine
Unless there’s a whistleblower or leaker with access to the lab results from the state testing, it’s probably the subjugated, the careerists, and hacks hewing to the party line all the way down.
“Trust, but verify” --and preferably from an independent NEPA lab close by, paid by a citizens’ group or Earthjustice, Sierra Club, et al…with a solid chain of custody on the samples.
TBH, the long love affair that the federal gummint has with railroad barons, railroad lobby money, etc., does not bode well for 100% disclosure even if the U.S. EPA were to get involved.
