By now everyone has heard of the train derailment in E. Palestine although it wasn’t until later that the media even started covering it. And some of the photos we saw in the immediate aftermath were truly astonishing. Residents are questioning air and water quality, despite the government telling them everything is safe. We sort out fact from fiction with today’s guest, Andrew Wheeler, head of the EPA from 2019 to 2021. Learn more about EPA’s role in emergency response, the concerns about air, soil, and water pollution from this accident, and what could be the long-term issues occurring due to this derailment.

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