Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) on Sunday noted that residents of East Palestine are “right to be skeptical” after a train derailed and emitted toxic chemicals into the air, water, and land near the homes.
“Should the residents accept the assurances from the government or are they right to be skeptical?” anchor Pamela Brown asked Brown, who was elected in 2007, during a Sunday morning interview.
“Well, they’re right to be skeptical,” Brown said, echoing comments made by various state and federal authorities. “The EPA administration when I was there, both the state and federal EPA administrators, said that. But when you return to your home, we think the water is safe, but when you return to your home, you should be tested again for your water and your soil and your air.”…