SENATORS VANCE & BROWN REQUEST DIOXIN MONITORING PLANS FOR EAST PALESTINE FROM OHIO EPA & U.S. EPA
February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter:
Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to the Ohio EPA and U.S. EPA requesting the agencies provide their plans to monitor East Palestine and surrounding areas for dioxins. The letter reads, in part:
"The combustion of vinyl chloride can lead to the formation of dioxins. Dioxins are a group of compounds that are persistent environmental pollutants . . .
Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to the Ohio EPA and U.S. EPA requesting the agencies provide their plans to monitor East Palestine and surrounding areas for dioxins. The letter reads, in part:
"The combustion of vinyl chloride can lead to the formation of dioxins. Dioxins are a group of compounds that are persistent environmental pollutants . . .