FILE - In this undated photo provided by Robert Kroutil shows the modified Cessna cargo plane that the EPA uses to help evaluate chemical disasters and fires, in Boston. The EPA's Inspector General announced Tuesday, July 16, 2024, an investigation into why the agency didn't get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the derailment last year. (Robert Kroutil via AP, File)
FILE - Whistleblower Robert Kroutil poses for a photo May 13, 2024, in Olathe, Kan. The EPA's Inspector General announced Tuesday, July 16, 2024, an investigation into why the agency didn't get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the derailment last year. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
FILE - Debris from a Norfolk Southern freight train lies scattered and burning along the tracks Feb. 4, 2023, the day after it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA's Inspector General announced Tuesday, July 16, 2024, an investigation into why the agency didn't get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the derailment last year. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)