Ohio residents erupt at town hall: ‘Where’s Pete Buttigieg?’ EPA Administrator Michael Regan is visiting East Palestine following the derailment by Julia Musto
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Voicing their concerns at a town hall on Wednesday night, Ohio residents impacted by this month’s toxic train derailment asked where Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was.
“Where’s Pete Buttigieg? Where’s he at?” one man asked Mayor Trent Conaway.
“I don’t know. Your guess is as good as me,” the mayor replied.
He told attendees that Tuesday was the first time he had “heard anything from the White House.”
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is on the ground in East Palestine on Thursday to discuss the agency’s efforts leading on the environmental response, a spokesperson for the Transportation Department told Fox News Digital in an email.
“Within hours of the derailment, DOT staff were on the ground to support NTSB’s investigation into the cause of the derailment — and we continue to support this effort,” the DOT spokesperson added. “Secretary Buttigieg has spoken with both [Ohio] Governor DeWine and [Pennsylvania] Governor Shapiro about DOT’s specific role in supporting the NTSB investigation. When the investigation is finished, Secretary Buttigieg asked about joining the governors in East Palestine to collaborate on steps to improve rail safety and hold Norfolk Southern accountable.”
The department had previously noted in an email that the National Transportation Safety Board is the lead investigator in the incident and that the Transportation Department is in a supporting role. It added that the Federal Railroad Administration and Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration were on the ground within hours of the derailment.
Buttigieg recently retweeted a video of Regan saying rail operator Norfolk Southern would be held accountable for its role in the incident.
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