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East Palestine Soils Results Announced, but Residents Say They’re Being Exposed to Toxins

Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2023.
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Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2023.

After the train derailment in East Palestine in early February, the EPA tested the soil for chemicals. At a recent public meeting, they shared the results. But some people came with their own results - saying they're still being exposed to toxins. The Allegheny Front’s Julie Grant reports.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 5/1/23)

Julie Grant got her start in public radio at age 19 while at Miami University in Ohio. After studying land ethics in graduate school at Kent State University, Julie covered environmental issues in the Great Lakes region for Michigan Radio’s "The Environment Report" and North Country Public Radio in New York. She’s won many awards, including an Edward R. Murrow Award in New York, and was named “Best Reporter” in Ohio by the Society of Professional Journalists. Her stories have aired on NPR’s "Morning Edition," "The Splendid Table" and "Studio 360." Julie loves covering agricultural issues for the Allegheny Front—exploring what we eat, who produces it and how it’s related to the natural environment.