One year after the train derailment that upended the lives of people in East Palestine, President Joe Biden's administration reiterated how it handled the disaster within hours, days, and weeks following the disaster.

The Biden Administration held a White House media call with reporters Wednesday afternoon regarding the government response, lead by E.P.A Administrator Michael Regan, Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Associate Administrator for FEMA's Office of Response and Recovery, Anne Bink.

Most of the media call recapped what the administration has done to help the community over the last year.

This includes mobilizing what it calls a whole-government response to support the community, including FEMA, The Department of Transportation, and the EPA to assist in the cleanup.

According to Regan, more than 176,000 tons of contaminated soil and 43 million gallons of wastewater were shipped off-site. About 6 million tons were treated on-site before shipping out.

Additionally, 83 homes and/or structures were cleaned up in response to dust contamination concerns, according to Regan.

The call was also focused on the efforts by the administration to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for the disaster, including a unilateral order holding the company responsible for the cleanup of the derailment, which has been overseen by the EPA. An administrative order was also issued to make Norfolk remove sediments in culverted areas of Sulphur Run and remove oil and hazardous substances from sediments in Leslie and Sulphur Run.

EPA has collected more than 115 million air monitoring data points and more than 45,000 samples for air, water, and soil in and around the community.

According to senior White House officials, no sustained air monitoring readings or analytical results for the contaminants of concern have been found above action levels established for the site since the evacuation order was lifted on February 8, 2023.

The press call also discussed why the administration hasn't issued a disaster declaration for the community yet. The Senior White House Officials said the declaration hasn't been issued because a needs assessment for East Palestine has not been completed yet.

Once that assessment is done, the administration will determine whether or not to issue one for the community.

Next month, Biden plans to visit East Palestine to meet with the residents impacted by the derailment and assess the progress that has been made in the cleanup that followed.

No exact time or date was given for the president's visit.