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Former President Donald Trump will visit East Palestine next week and has called for those affected to receive help.

Representative Lauren Boebert said on Friday that the president should be "taking care of our own people here at home."

One local business owner said real estate in the town had "hit rock bottom."

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced in a joint statement with FEMA that the federal agency would be sending personnel to East Palestine, beginning Saturday.

President Joe Biden and Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have faced criticism over response to the derailment.

I have to imagine that if this had happened in Los Angeles or New York City, the response would have been much different.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's office said in a statement that he was advised by FEMA that the state is not "eligible for assistance at this time."

A major train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month released toxic chemicals into the air and water.

The 17-member Congress sent a letter to FEMA asking why the state apparently doesn't qualify for support after the East Palestine train derailment.

Some people are dubbing the recent Ohio train derailment as an a "Chernobyl like" crisis due to the chemicals spilling out into the environment.

The footage has reignited fears that the water and the area surrounding the crash site remain unsafe.

A weather system sweeping across West Virginia is helping dilute some of the chemicals released in the February 3 train derailment.

Between 1990 and 2021, there were a total of 54,570 derailments, for an average of 1,705 a year.

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio, aren't sure if they can trust the EPA and other government officials about the air quality.

The train that went off the tracks near East Palestine, spilling toxic chemicals, included 20 rail cars carrying hazardous materials, 11 of which derailed.

A new class action lawsuit alleges that the company was responsible for the toxic spill and its clean-up efforts made the situation worse.

The appearance of three albino white-tailed deer in an Ohio are an indication that the population may be inbreeding.

Some people think the U.S. government is behind the accidents that spilled toxic chemicals into the environment in several states.

The picture was taken at 4:45 p.m. on February 6, just moments after authorities authorized a "controlled explosion" at the site of the derailed train.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared to insinuate that the former president's administration had contributed to the incident.

A blaze in a storage tank at the Port of Catoosa near Tulsa is the latest in a series of chemical fires since a toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio.

Norfolk Southern was scheduled to attend a town hall Wednesday evening for residents of East Palestine, Ohio, to ask questions regarding the recent derailment.

The Ohio train wreck released carcinogens like vinyl chloride into the environment, with dead animals and impacts on human health already being reported.

A "contaminant plume" is working its way down the Ohio River.

Railway-related PACs and individuals donated $3,190,763 to political candidates in 2021-22.

The Ohio train derailment on February 3 was caused by a mechanical issue and led to a controlled burn of toxic chemicals. No human fatalities were reported.

It's puzzling that people who claim to care so much about the environment are relatively silent in the face of an actual environmental calamity.

"I was told that he most likely had an underlying genetic heart disease that was triggered by the vinyl chloride poisoning," said the heartbroken owner.

Officials have stressed that readings of toxic contamination are at safe levels, but residents and experts have raised concerns about allowing a return so soon.

There have been huge environmental concerns in East Palestine, Ohio, after several derailed train cars released toxic fumes.