Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Rep. Bill Johnson, right, drink tap water during a visit to a woman's home near the site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, Tuesday, Feb.
21, 2023. (Pool/Fox News) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan volunteered to drink tap water on a visit to a woman's home in East Palestine, Ohio, personally demonstrating that the water is safe following the Norfolk Southern train derailment on Feb.
3. Dozens of rail cars, including 11 carrying toxic chemicals, derailed as the train passed through the town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
Officials conducted a controlled burn of the spilled chemicals to prevent an explosion, releasing large plumes of dangerous chemicals into the air that left foul smells in the area and has reportedly made livestock and pets sick.EPA officials have said that air and water testing has not found chemicals at a level of concern.