hazardous materials

Sens. Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance are asking why Ohio was not testing for dioxins, a harmful suite of chemicals the senators claimed got into the air in East Palestine when officials burned off vinyl chloride in derailed tank cars.

Officials are monitoring the air and water in East Palestine, Ohio, since a train carrying chemicals derailed there. A local doctor tells us what he is seeing.

The Ohio derailment is a reminder of what can happen for millions of Americans who live near railways. There are things people can do to better protect themselves from the hazards of chemical spills.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan, who walked along a creek that still reeks of chemicals, sought to reassure skeptical residents that the water is fit for drinking and the air safe to breathe around East Palestine.

Hundreds of worried people gathered to hear state officials insist yet again that testing shows local air is safe to breathe. Norfolk Southern was a non-show, citing safety concerns.

Officials seeking to avoid the danger of an uncontrolled blast chose to release and burn toxic vinyl chloride from five rail cars. The jarring scene left many questioning the health impacts for residents in the area and beyond.

Officials say 26 students and one adult staff member from a South Florida high school have been hospitalized, including some who had seizures, after…