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Who is responsible for cleaning up East Palestine, Ohio?
Jim Spellman

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U.S. Federal regulators from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Tuesday that they have taken charge of the cleanup from the toxic train derailment in the U.S. state of Ohio, and that the company responsible has been ordered to pay for all of it. 

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Our CGTNAmerica crew is on the ground in East Palestine, Ohio, looking at the extent of the cleanup work ahead.  Take a look at the evidence of lingering oily materials in the creeks near the site of the derailment that our crew found.

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CGTN America’s Jim Spellman brings the latest from federal and county officials as well as residents on the continuous uncertainty of the situation in the area.  Water aerators and air monitors can still be seen around the site of the toxic train derailment almost two and a half weeks later. 

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