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Dioxins form when chemicals like vinyl chloride are burned. Experts say the presence of dioxins in East Palestine is likely, but the amount and risk level will remain unknown without proper testing.
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US Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and JD Vance (R-OH) have been writing letters and working on legislation together in the wake of the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine last month.
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Concerns remain about air quality issues from the train derailment and chemical burn off in East Palestine last month. But local health professionals say they aren't concerned at this moment about airborne contamination from the burn-off reaching the Miami Valley.
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The public meeting included updates from local, state and federal officials, a question and answer session that ended in residents yelling at officials and an information fair for residents to talk one on one with agencies.
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Nearly two million gallons of wastewater and thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil have already been removed from the site, with more to go. Every aspect of removal is governed by regulations.
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Residents who say they're still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad's operator Thursday at a town forum.
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The bipartisan bill would enhance safety procedures for trains carrying hazardous materials, increase rail inspections and reduce the risk of wheel bearing failures, among other measures.
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Ohio Senate committee has a lot of questions about cleanup following East Palestine train derailmentThe Ohio Senate Select Committee on Rail Safety is charged with coming up with ways to make railroads safer in the future.
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Whether or not an Obama administration rule could have prevented the derailment, the Norfolk Southern train was not designated "high-hazard."
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Some of the toxic waste from the East Palestine derailment cleanup will go to sites in Ohio and Indiana after the United States Environmental Protection Agency paused shipments heading to Michigan and Texas to allow for more oversight measures.
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What is it like to try to make sense of the information available after the East Palestine chemical spill? One mom tries to navigate her health and that of her family amid what she says is a lack of reliable information from authorities and a deluge of misinformation on the internet.
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The news follows the Environmental Protection Agency order to pause shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine to allow additional oversight about where waste was shipped.