{"id":171457,"date":"2023-02-23T18:54:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T18:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=171457"},"modified":"2023-02-23T18:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T18:54:20","slug":"water-in-east-palestine-safe-to-drink-following-train-derailment-ohio-governor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/water-in-east-palestine-safe-to-drink-following-train-derailment-ohio-governor-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Water in East Palestine safe to drink following train derailment, Ohio governor says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/pnZzsa-YCNlUcmxpJjGkHw5F3J4=\/0x856:8192x5464\/1920x1080\/2023\/02\/15\/1676496118529.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Water is pumped into a creek for aeration in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 14. Photo: Angelo Merendino via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Wednesday that water in East Palestine&#x27;s municipal system is safe to drink, nearly two weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>The train&#x27;s derailment caused a fire and raised concerns about toxic fumes and water contamination from spilled materials. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is &quot;confident that the municipal water is safe to drink&quot; after the latest water testing results showed &quot;no detection of contaminants,&quot; DeWine tweeted Wednesday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The big picture:<\/strong> Hundreds of residents were ordered to evacuate their homes beginning on Feb. 5<strong> <\/strong>as local, state and federal emergency crews descended on the town of about 4,800 people near the Pennsylvania border.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The state conducted a controlled release of toxic chemicals from five train cars on Feb. 6. <\/li>\n<li>DeWine has said he holds Norfolk Southern Railway, the train&#x27;s operator, responsible for the derailment, which is believed to have been caused by a mechanical issue with a car&#x27;s axle.<\/li>\n<li>No one was injured, the National Transportation Safety Board reported.<\/li>\n<li>Norfolk Southern has committed to paying for the clean-up effort, according to DeWine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go deeper: <\/strong>What we know about the Ohio train derailment<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/02\/15\/ohio-train-derailment-water-safe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water is pumped into a creek for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":171456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23055],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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