Trump administrator launches study on the effects of toxic East Palestinian train derailment

urge Vice President JD Vance, The Trump administration is launching a new plan to study the long-term health consequences of local residents in East Palestine, Ohio, after trains carrying toxic chemicals and spilling their contents.

The Trump administration will raise $10 million for a five-year program that will utilize “longitudinal epidemiological studies” to better understand the short-term and long-term health effects of exposure to hazardous chemicals, including vinyl chloride, butyl acrylates, ethylene glycol, vinyl sugar phenol and styrene.

The program will also leverage public health tracking and surveillance and newly established communication channels among researchers, public officials and community stakeholders to support the program and develop solutions.

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Vance in a video announcement posted on social media, with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health.

“People were very worried at that time. I’ve been to East Palestine many times and they were very worried about what the long-term effects of these chemicals in water, in the air. What will happen to their children and grandchildren in five years, 10 years, 15 years later?”

Vance pointed his finger at the former Biden administration, claiming to “refusing to do anything” to study the long-term health effects of a train crash on East Palestinian residents.

Last month, a communication found through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirement said that the Biden administration knew that despite the assurances of the public, there was no obvious evidence of chemical contamination, despite the serious health risks caused by toxic oil spills.

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Former President Joe Biden has been slammed by critics for having no lasting health impacts in Ohio’s East Palestinian residents after the town faced toxic train derailments in February 2023. (Getty Image)

“These documents confirm what East Palestinian residents are concerned about: Government officials are aware of the serious health risks posed by infidelity and control of burns, but deliberately keep this information from the community,” said Lesley Pacey, senior environmental officer at the Government Accountability Program, which helped reveal the exchange.

After the toxic leak in February 2023, residents began to express fear after reporting headaches, respiratory illnesses, and skin and eye irritation.

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President Joe Biden visited the East Palestine recovery site in East Palestine, Ohio on February 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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“As a senator, it’s incredibly frustrating to watch the potentially dangerous health effects on the East Palestinian people after the Biden administration refuses to check for the train derailment,” Vance added. “I’m proud that we finally have a new president taking the concerns of working-class people every day seriously.”

According to Bhattacharya, research on the program is expected to begin this fall.