Ohio governor reacts to JD Vance video, confirms creek 'very near' derailment is 'severely contaminated'
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday reacted to a video from Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, showing polluted water in a creek near East Palestine, Ohio, where a train derailment spilled toxic chemicals.
"A section of Sulfur Run that is very near the crash site remains severely contaminated. We knew this. We know this. It's going to take a while to remediate this," the governor said. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
A Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals went off the rails on Feb. 3, causing a fire that damaged multiple cars and led to those dangerous substances leaking into the ground and water, prompting an investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).