The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday that it will require Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio, in the wake of last month’s train derailment. The railroad company will also be required to conduct a background study comparing dioxin levels in the eastern Ohio town to those in other areas, and the EPA will continue sampling for “indicator chemicals,” the agency noted. Dioxins are persistent environmental pollutants with “highly toxic potential,” according to the World Health Organization. While the EPA said on Thursday that its testing continues to suggest a “low probability” that dioxins were released from the incident, the burning of
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