Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine said on Wednesday that water in East Palestine’s municipal system is safe to drink nearly two weeks after a train derailed, leaking toxic chemicals into the environment.
DeWine said that new water testing results showed “no detection of contaminants in East Palestine’s municipal water system.” As a result, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency “is confident that the municipal water is safe to drink,” DeWine said on Twitter.
Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Sunday that air monitoring throughout East Palestine “has not detected any levels of concern in the community that can be attributed to the incident at this time.”…