The temporary halt in the clean-up step came after officials had heard concerns from residents and others in a number of states.
The wastewater from that train derailment incident in East Palestine, Ohio, is headed to the Houston area and will be disposed of by Texas Molecular, a hazardous waste company in Deer Park. That’s causing concerns for some. Residents in Deer Park have a lot of the same questions and concerns after hearing hazardous waste from the Ohio train fire will be here. Harris County judge, Lina Hidalgo made remarks about the plan to dispose the 'fire-fighting' water.
"Everyone wants this contamination gone from the community. They don’t want the worry, and they don’t want the smell, and we owe it to the people of East Palestine to move it out of the community as quickly as possible," Shore said. Members of the Environmental Protection Agency take water samples from Sulphur Run creek following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, US, on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2022. (Photo: Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Until Friday, Shore said, the rail company had been solely responsible for the disposal of the waste and suppliedenvironmental officials with a list of selected and utilized disposal sites. Going forward, disposal plans including locations and transportation routes for contaminated waste will be subject to EPA review and approval, she said.
"EPA will ensure that all waste is disposed of in a safe and lawful manner at EPA-certified facilities to prevent further release of hazardous substances and impacts to communities," Shore said. She said officials had heard concerns from residents and others in a number of states and were reviewing "the transport of some of this waste over long distances and finding the appropriate permitted and certified sites to take the waste.
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