Ohio state Sen. Michael Rulli, a Republican whose district covers East Palestine, on Saturday warned that people living within ten miles of the small Ohio-Pennsylvania border town should not drink or bathe in the water.
The Ohio EPA said earlier this week that water testing results showed no contaminants in the municipal water. But Rulli remains unconvinced.
“Anyone within ten miles, I am begging you not to drink the water. I am begging you not to bathe in the water. It is not safe,” Rulli said in an interview with Breitbart regarding the controlled release of toxic chemicals from the Norfolk Southern freight train after it derailed on the night of Feb. 3….