WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: Senators JD Vance (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to the Ohio EPA and U.S. EPA requesting the agencies provide their plans to monitor East Palestine and surrounding areas for dioxins. The letter reads, in part: "The combustion of vinyl chloride can lead to the formation of dioxins. Dioxins are a group of compounds that are persistent environmental pollutants known to bioaccumulate in ani more PR