Ohio train derailment: EPA warns states against blocking hazardous waste shipments

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The Environmental Protection Agency notified states on Friday that they cannot block shipments of hazardous waste from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment site, putting on notice a growing number of state leaders and federally licensed disposal sites that have refused to accept the contaminated materials.

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