Trump admin launches study on effects of toxic East Palestine train derailment

At the request of Vice President JD Vance, the Trump administration launches a new initiative to study the long -term health consequences of the local population in eastern Palestine, Ohio, after a train carrying toxic chemicals came out of its path and its contents were accumulated.

The Trump administration places $ 10 million towards an initiative of five years that will benefit, among other things, from “longitudinal epidemiological research” to understand the short -term and long -term health effects of dangerous chemicals, including vinyl chloride, Esrilllet Betile, Eithylene Glycool and gasoline.

The initiative will also use public health, monitoring and communication channels recently between researchers, public officials and stakeholders in society to support the initiative and develop solutions.

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Vans said in a video announcement posted on social media, along with World Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy Junior and National Director of Health Director, Jay Bahtasharia: “There was a terrible train accident, then there was a burning of a burning of toxic chemicals that entered the air.”

“What happened at the time is that people are very anxious. I have visited eastern Palestine several times, and they are very concerned about the long -term effects of these chemicals in the water, in the air. What is its effect on their children and their grandchildren after five years, 10 years, 15 years of exposure?”

Vans referred to the finger to the previous Biden administration, claiming that it “refused to do anything” to study the long -term health effects to destroy the train for the inhabitants of eastern Palestine.

Last month, the contacts that were revealed through the request of the Freedom of Information law (FOIA) showed that the Biden administration was aware of the serious health risks offered by toxic spillage despite the reassurance of the public, there was no evidence of significant chemical pollution.

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Critics criticized former President Joe Biden for not doing enough to ensure that there are no permanent health effects for the inhabitants of eastern Palestine, Ohio, after the small city faced a poisonous train in February 2023. (Getty Images)

“These documents confirm what the inhabitants of eastern Palestine are afraid: government officials were aware of the serious health risks offered by the bed and the control of the burning, but they maintained this information intentionally,” said Leslie Pesai, chief environmental official in the government accountability project, who helped reveal communications.

After poisonous spill in February 2023, the residents began to express fear after reporting headaches, respiratory diseases, skin and eye irritation.

In April 2024, the southern company Norfolk, which operates the train that spin the chemicals in the northeast of Ohio to 600 million dollars to settle a collective lawsuit against the residents of East Palestine.

President Joe Biden wanders on the site of eastern Palestine on February 16, 2024, in eastern Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Vans added: “As a member of the Senate, it was very frustrated to see the Biden administration refusing to study the possible dangerous health effects on the people of eastern Palestine after the departure of the train.” “I am proud that we finally have a new president who takes the fears of people from a daily working class seriously.”

According to Bhattacharlya, you are expected to start searching for the initiative this fall.