Indiana Lawmakers Demand Answers From EPA About East Palestine Waste Shipments

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Rep. Jim Baird (R-Ind.) have raised concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its plan to move hazardous waste materials from the derailed train site in East Palestine, Ohio, to Indiana.
The lawmakers, in a letter (pdf) to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, demanded to know why the materials are coming to their state and listed a string of questions for health officials to answer.
“We have been closely monitoring the Norfolk Southern train derailment and subsequent cleanup. We write out of serious concern with the decision to transport contaminated materials from East Palestine, Ohio, to a disposal facility in Roachdale, Indiana,” the lawmakers wrote….}