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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Monday February 20, 2023 ( 2 items )  

BROWN, VANCE CALL ON OHIO EPA, U.S. EPA TO MONITOR EAST PALESTINE FOR DIOXINS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter on Feb. 18, 2023: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) sent a letter to the directors of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting additional information on plans to monitor East Palestine and the surrounding area for dioxins. Vinyl chloride combustion can create dioxins which are a group of pollutants that can ac  more

FEMA SENDS RESOURCES TO EAST PALESTINE FOLLOWING URGING FROM BROWN
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) issued the below statement following the announcement that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will send Regional Administrator Thomas C. Sivak and an Incident Management Team to East Palestine to provide resources and support the ongoing operations. "I spoke to the President yesterday and urged him to work with the state and local governments  more