A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Vice President and Middletown native JD Vance announced a program to study the health effects of the East Palestine train derailment and chemical spill on Thursday. Nearly ...

As one of Ohio’s two senators in 2023, Vance’s visits to the distressed area often included Trump, then out of office, touring the damage and meeting with affected village residents.

The leak happened 185 miles east of East Palestine, where a freight train derailed and released toxic chemicals, prompting thousands of residents to evacuate in February 2023.

In February 2023, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine. Days later, a controlled toxic chemical burn sent a dark plume over the village.

The freight train derailment in the Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line included 11 cars transporting hazardous materials. Area residents evacuated, and officials fearing a possible ...

The Trump administration is launching a research initiative into the long-term health outcomes stemming from the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. According to an ...

June 19 (UPI) -- The National Institutes of Health is undertaking an extended study of the health effects that East Palestine, Ohio, residents have experienced due to the 2023 train derailment there.

The initiative will examine potential long-term effects of exposure to vinyl chloride and other chemicals released during the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment.

NIH director Jay Bhattacharya said the move is intended to get answers for the people of East Palestine. AP On Feb. 3, 2023, a 38-car Norfolk Southern freight train transporting hazardous ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, in a statement, characterized the launch of the research as "great news for the community.” He said the funding "will enable the people of East Palestine to have the peace of ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will shell out $10 million over the next five years researching the long-term health ramifications of the 2023 train derailment that unleashed toxic ...