Whistleblower: EPA and Railroad Contractor Hid East Palestine Contamination

Wall Street Journal: Exclusive: Contractor Played Down Contamination Risks After Ohio Train Disaster, Worker Says

"A former environmental scientist who responded to Norfolk Southern’s 2023 Ohio derailment said the contractor she worked for took numerous steps to conceal contamination, from pressuring her to dismiss test results and report 'zeros' to concealing animal deaths. 'They emphasized that we wanted zeros in our reports,' Peggy Dixon wrote in a 97-page affidavit about her work. 'But zeros didn’t match what we were experiencing on the ground.'"

Whistleblower: EPA and railroad contractor hid East Palestine contamination

Former environmental tester says workers were told they'd better come back with good results or they'd be sent home.

New testing finds toxins above screening levels after 2023 East Palestine, Ohio derailment

Newly released environmental testing presented at an East Palestine town hall found dioxins and carcinogenic hydrocarbons above health screening levels at numerous locations, raising new questions over contamination following the 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment.

Contractor Played Down Contamination Risks After Ohio Train Disaster, Worker Says

A whistleblower alleges she was pressured to report “zeros” and conceal animal deaths after the 2023 East Palestine derailment. The testing company denies the allegations.