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![A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AP23038596704275-e1675893722579-900x422.jpg)
The EPA weighs a formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic chemical that burned in the East Palestine train derailment
By: Matthew Daly | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic… Read More
![Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan speaks at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, in Greensboro, N.C.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ap22166007582395_custom-207c030d7087b0c85f8b5606ad438bab92c1af49-scaled-e1655313188774-900x422.jpg)
EPA warns that even tiny amounts of chemicals found in drinking water pose risks
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water pose health risks even at levels so low they cannot… Read More