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hello, again, everyone. this is "cnn newsroom" sunday. i'm frederica whitfield. we begin with the fallout from that toxic train derailment in ohio. residents of east palestine frustrated, angry and demanding answers after being exposed to highly dangerous levels of vinyl chloride. the epa halting millions of gallons of contaminated waste shipments to michigan and texas as the agency reviews disposal plans. federal teams are on the ground and they're checking in on east palestine residents, door to door, passing out fliers with information on getting health assessments and clean water...

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Chemicals derailed earlier this month. it comes as house republicans plan to investigate the derailment and what they describe as a flawed response by the biden administration. cnn's priscilla alvarez with more. >> reporter: president biden is definding his administration's response to a train wreck in east palestine that left toxic chemicals seeping into water, air, and soil, and saying that administration officials and federal teams are on the ground, helping residents navigate the aftermath of this wreck, especially as concerns grow over long-term health of these residents and for those who...

The biden administration. cnn's priscilla alvarez has more. >> reporter: president biden is defending his administration's response to a train wreck in east palestine that left toxic chemicals seeping into water, air, and soil, and saying that administration officials and federal teams are on the ground, helping residents navigate the aftermath of this wreck, especially as concerns grow over long-term health of these residents and for those who are already saying that they feel sick. now, federal teams are on the ground, going door to door to inform residents of how to access free health asses...

Feet away from a 36-inch pipe of sludge and poison day after day after day after day. if that's something that he really would feel comfortable doing. personally, i don't. >> would anybody feel comfortable doing that? maybe a few americans. one of the biggest concerns is this, the ogalla aquifer, one of the largest in the world. it's natural treasure to this country, the second largest body of water in north america next to the great lakes. this aquifer provides water to farms in eight states through farm belt, the breadbasket of america, provides water to roughly a quarter of our nation's cro...