On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
The Allegheny Front has been covering this disaster since it first happened, along with our partners at 90.5 WESA in Pittsburgh and Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland.
Find our series examining the public health response and lingering questions about health and environmental contamination HERE.
EPA listed a total of five chemicals that were released when a Norfolk Southern train derailed and told the company it may be liable for cleanup. Residents are back home.
Critics say ailing infrastructure, population density and lack of information about what's being carried on trains put Pittsburgh neighborhoods at risk.
Officials warn that a drastic temperature change in a rail car could result in a catastrophic explosion, with the potential of shrapnel traveling up to a mile.