Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will travel to East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday to survey fallout of a toxic train derailment that led to widespread fears of contamination.
will visit East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday, 20 days after a disastrous train derailment led to fears of spreading toxins.
"As the Secretary said, he would go when it is appropriate and wouldn’t detract from the emergency response efforts. The Secretary is going now that the EPA has said it is moving out of the emergency response phase and transitioning to the long-term remediation phase," an administration official told Fox News digital.
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