NASEM Says East Palestine Spill Shows Gaps In EPA Monitoring, Outreach

The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics (NASEM) is highlighting calls from stakeholders and experts for better data-gathering and more communication between EPA, other agencies and communities in the wake of the 2023 East Palestine, OH, chemical spill, along with calls for more specific short- and long-term mitigation planning. NASEM on Jan. 8 published its “proceedings” from a Nov. 6-7 workshop on the train derailment and spill. While the report does not make any formal findings or recommendations, it...