Toxins from Ohio train derailment may have spread to 16 states, data shows

Toxins from Ohio train derailment made it to Virginia and beyond: new data

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A new extensive report studying the hazardous emissions released following the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has revealed that those toxins spread far and wide. From Wisconsin to North Carolina, the impact of this derailment reached at least 15 other states -- including Virginia. According to this new research conducted by members of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP), the Feb. 3, 2023 der…

Toxins from Ohio train derailment may have spread to 16 states, data shows

After the crash, a mushroom-like cloud of toxins billowed into the atmosphere and smothered the area.