EPA, Residents Warn of Ecological Damage From Ohio Train Crash

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EPA, Residents Warn of Ecological Damage From Ohio Train Crash
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A train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio earlier this month. Despite assurances, some evacuated residents are hesitant to return home. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from DailyCaller, washingtonpost, Newsweek:

A number of harmful chemicals were reportedly discovered in the vicinity of a train derailment that occurred in early February in East Palestine, Ohio.

The Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to the rail company, stating that evidence of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethlyhexyl acrylate and isobutylene were within the cars that derailed, breached, and/or caught fire, according to a WKBN report published Sunday. It is believed that a mechanical defect caused the roughly fifty-car Norfolk Southern train to derail on the first Friday of February, causing an enormous fire...

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