Are air and drinking water in the Ohio River basin safe after the derailed Norfolk Southern freight train released some toxic chemicals? Environmental experts bust some viral false claims on social media.
Officials decided on a “controlled release” of the chemical vinyl chloride, which created a billowing black cloud.Officials ordered the evacuation of a one-by-two-mile area around East Palestine.The National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation is ongoing, but early signs suggest that a faulty wheel bearing on one railcar might have caused the derailment, the agency has said.
Mary Mertz, the director of Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources, said that an estimated 3,500 dead fish have been found in local streams, tributaries and waterways.Some residents have reported headaches and rashes in the days since the derailment, local news coverage shows.
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