'This is evil': East Palestine residents on EPA after whistleblower speaks out | Vargas Reports

Scientist Robert Kroutil blew the whistle on the Environmental Protection Agency, saying they deviated from normal procedures when testing for chemical contamination following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. East Palestine residents Linda and Russ Murphy join "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to discuss Kroutil's claims, saying they are grateful he came forward as they continue to experience health issues.

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[KM-zuwe]

But we are sending billions over seas and not taking care of east Palestine or Maui.

[michaelparker]

RFK Jr said it best where is the attorney general this is a crime scene😔👌

[georgeburdine]

With the kind of chemicals and sheer volume of them, I knew right from the get go that they under played this revolting development immediately. Why else would they sic them state cops on that reporter. I went right to the msds and was startled at the devastation of this man made compound. besides all that, the POTUS never showed up at all, them people went without a country for a while.

[SpeakerOfTruth]

What good is the EPA? Why does the government allow the coverups and contamination to slip through without criminal charges, exorbitant fines and restitution for the residents? They do nothing!

[peltiereric]

This is like the next county over from me, it was a beautiful place full of agriculture and wildlife but it’s basically a toxic wasteland now and really needs to be an EPA Superfund Site. Think of Pitcher Oklahoma with the ground so toxic from 2 World Wars of Lead and Zinc Mining or Centralia Pennsylvania where a controlled garbage dump fire ignited a coal seem that spread underground and burned for years right under the town until it started causing sinkholes to open up and even swallowing people including one of the towns children so finally the government came in bought everything from the town’s residents and then bulldozed it and decades later it’s still burning underground there. Those are just a couple well known examples of man made disasters that permanently destroyed entire towns and unfortunately East Palestine is probably going to end up being the newest example once all the lies and deception is exposed between the Railroad and the Government

[timdonnelly]

The criminal government are we The Peoples Worst

[Soupfinder]

Thank you to News Nation for continuing to cover this. I live in Columbus OH and this freaked me out. I can only imagine what the residents of East Palestine feel.

[kosmicglo]

so who is gonna step up and hold these people accountable?

[Johnnyk]

Those poor unsuspecting people of East Palestine! Our prayers are with you.

But the whole thing was deliberate. I mean, c'mon, hollywood had released a movie of the scenario in the same location months before the actual incident!! There's a war in progress!

Aside: why would the male resident being interviewed expose himself to bluetooth radiation from the devices on his head, especially after being exposed to those toxic chemicals?

[MrCryptoChris]

You still have full faith in big bro U.S. Inc & Co. coming to the rescue. Or being held accountable, when has this ever happened. Labor earners to the rescue oh wait ukraine, Israel switzerland, vatican & brits first. Why would a corporation hold a corporation accountable, when all corporations care about is monetary profit & control.

[thefunhouse-jayburchfinear]

Illegal immigrants are treated with more respect and care than these farmers

[mitchellhw]

Is it evil or just indifference and incompetence? Our federal government is concerned with the rest of the world like Ukraine (who stole the money BTW).

[maryoaks]

This sounds like Flint all over again.

[heytam]

Sad enough as it is but at the end there lies another story which should be covered…. There is nothing out there!

[lewisdoherty]

This is scientifically meaninglessness until there is independent sampling of the area. These people may or may not have elevated levels of vinyl chloride which may have come from products in their house or work. Feeling funny might be psychologically driven.

[sallyvella]

"It's evil, " is a quote out of a book of the future and it will get a lot, lot worse until the one with all the solutions shows up, everything from now on will be controlled by pure evil, but the future solution we will be shown make us feel good but be much, much worse, and then it's over, but that first one doesn't show up for another 36 years, so it's going downhill, and then that one will reign until the real one shows up and decides everyone and makes the division of paradise or perish.

[TheFineLine]

Maybe… IF we started a REVOLUTION… they might just listen???

[honeybadger]

That news anchor was pretty rude to that lady... asked her a question then cuts her off multiple times when she's answering

[Comluc]

Donnie gets back in he will be right there.

[odinslain]

Let me guess... If these people get money, it will all be o.k.
It's all good if I get paid too.
Remember humans this is the shortest part of the game.