The National Transportation Safety Board approved the findings of its investigation into a train derailment in East Palestine that released toxic chemicals into the community.
On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board will vote on the findings of its investigation. The decision to ‘vent and burn’ vinyl chloride is among the issues.
Amid protestors, President Biden visited East Palestine a year after the train derailment and announced grants to study health impacts of the chemical release.
Public health researchers say officials should have done blood and urine testing in the early days after the train derailment in East Palestine and follow residents for long-term health problems.
A mother and her young son escaped from the fiery derailment in East Palestine, but mysterious health issues and uncertainty still plague them a year later.
