By Andrew Hay
(Reuters) -The U.S Environmental Protection Agency chief on Tuesday postponed a trip to Africa to make a third visit the site of an Ohio train derailment and toxic spill, while President Joe Biden’s administration jousted verbally with Republicans who criticized its response to the incident.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan reassured concerned residents of East Palestine that testing showed water was safe to drink and the air safe to breathe after the Feb. 3 derailment led to a controlled burn of chemicals aboard rail cars.
“I recognize there has been a deficit of trust,” Regan told reporters as he opened an EPA outreach office in a red-brick storefront in the town of 4,700. “We are going to be laser-focused on the cleanup and to continue to protect the public from any kind of harm.”
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and some other Republicans criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the derailment….
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