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Years Later, Will Vance Get to the Bottom of East Palestine Derailment Concerns?

Vice President JD Vance and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin are looking to get to the bottom of health and environmental concerns resulting from the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, now more than three and a half years ago.

It’s an effort that Jami Wallace, a resident of East Palestine, told the Daily Signal she is appreciative of for providing “validation,” though she has “zero trust in the government and zero expectations,” even as she pleaded for “action at this point.”

Vance and Zeldin wrote a letter to Nicole N. Murley, the acting inspector general of the EPA. The letter begins by calling for “a comprehensive, independent investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) into the coordinated response to the February 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.”

The people of East Palestine deserve a government that is transparent and accountable to them. If the Biden administration withheld public health risks from the community, they must be held accountable. Today, I am formally calling for an investigation into who knew what, and… pic.twitter.com/ETrnXKfXjs— JD Vance (@JDVance) August 28, 2026

The people of East Palestine deserve a government that is transparent and accountable to them. If the Biden administration withheld public health risks from the community, they must be held accountable. Today, I am formally calling for an investigation into who knew what, and… pic.twitter.com/ETrnXKfXjs

“The response to the derailment, subsequent controlled release and combustion of hazardous materials, environmental contamination, and prolonged concerns regarding air, soil, water, and public health warrant continued scrutiny and oversight to ensure appropriate accountability and inform future actions,” the letter said. “Documents recently made public underscore our concerns.”

Those “recently made public” documents and how they had been hidden from residents before, as well as the effect on settlements, were top-of-mind issues for Wallace. While “everyone thinks we were taken care of” with that $610 million settlement, she told the Daily........

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