After weeks of questions about contamination associated with a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered rail company Norfolk Southern to test the area for dioxins, a dangerous and persistent class of pollutants created when plastic is burned. 

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EPA to require Norfolk Southern to test directly for dioxins in East Palestine

On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered rail operator Norfolk Southern to begin testing for dioxins.

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Did dioxins spread after Ohio train derailment? EPA orders Norfolk Southern to start testing

The EPA on Thursday ordered rail company Norfolk Southern to test the Ohio derailment area for dioxins, a dangerous and persistent class of pollutants.

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EPA orders testing for highly toxic dioxins at Ohio derailment site

Norfolk Southern will also be required to conduct a background study that compares dioxin levels around East Palestine, to dioxin levels in other areas not impacted by the Feb. 3 derailment, the EPA said.

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EPA to require Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins at site of East Palestine train derailment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday that it will require Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio, in the wake of last month’s train derailment. The railroad company will also be required to conduct a background study comparing dioxin levels in the eastern Ohio town to those in other areas,…

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 2 ordered freight train operator Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins ...

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EPA Demands Norfolk Southern Test for Dioxins After Ohio Train Derailment

The Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern on Thursday to test an eastern Ohio town for toxic chemical compounds.

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EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Test For Toxic Chemical Compounds After Resident Outcry

Experts say the railroad, which has already weakened public trust by funding flawed water sampling in Ohio, shouldn’t be in charge of testing for dioxins.

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EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Test For Toxic Chemicals In Wake Of Derailment

The Biden administration has directed Norfolk Southern to test for dioxin levels around Ohio's East Palestine where one of its trains transporting hazardous chemicals derailed early last month.

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EPA orders Norfolk to test East Palestine for dioxins

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday that it will require railroad company Norfolk Southern to test directly for dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio.

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