Experts, Federal Officials Urge Stronger Monitoring After Ohio Chemical Spill

Academics and several former EPA scientists at a recent National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) workshop on the East Palestine, OH, chemical spill called for a more holistic approach to exposure data collection and risk communication, saying the agency should take a more aggressive approach to that disaster and future spills. “When we got [to East Palestine], we realized that there was a whole host of scientific, public health issues that simply weren't being addressed . . ...